Liver cirrhosis with synchronous gas gangrene and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to E. coli.
We report a case of synchronous gas gangrene and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis associated with liver cirrhosis. The patient was a 52-year-old man who was being followed for decompensated liver cirrhosis. He experienced sudden onset lower abdominal pain with distension and pain in the left leg. A bullous lesion, with crepitation, later appeared in the thigh and showed air-bubbles on X-ray. Eschericia coli was cultured from ascites and the bullous lesions; there was associated gas gangrene. The patient died of bacteremia with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy 26 h after admission, despite receiving intensive care. We discuss the route of bacteria causing the spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and simultaneous gas gangrene.
Murata
K
K
First Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, Japan.
Shimizu
A
A
Takase
K
K
Nakano
T
T
Tameda
Y
Y
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*