Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in isolated splenic vein thrombosis with portal hypertension.
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a known complication of ascites due to cirrhosis; it has also been reported in some non-cirrhotic conditions with ascites. We report a 50-year-old lady with isolated splenic vein thrombosis who developed SBP due to E. coli .
Gupta
Nitin
N
Department of Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Hospital and G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi 110 002, India.
Sahni
Vaibhav
V
Singh
Pritam
P
Das
Aakanksha
A
Kar
Premashish
P
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006975:Hypertension, Portal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D019152:Paracentesis; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013162:Splenic Vein; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents