Brucella peritonitis.
We report the case of a patient with peritonitis caused by Brucella melitensis who also had chronic liver disease. At first the patient was treated for bacterial peritonitis but when a lymphocytic ascites was aspirated antituberculosis chemotherapy was given. However, the serological tests for brucellosis were strongly positive and subsequently B. melitensis was isolated from ascitic fluid.
Halim
M A
MA
Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ayub
A
A
Abdulkareem
A
A
Ellis
M E
ME
al-Gazlan
S
S
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001201:Ascites / Q000382:microbiology*; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents