Bile peritonitis due to ruptured amoebic liver abscess.
A fatal case of bile peritonitis due to ruptured amoebic liver abscess is reported. Exudation of bile from a solitary abscess within the liver was the cause of the biliary peritonitis. Secondary bacterial peritontis and Gram negative septicaemia were complications and their clinical significance has been discussed.
D000563:Amebicides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D001646:Bile; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000150:complications*; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications
D000563:Amebicides; D000667:Ampicillin