Sperm in peritoneal fluid from a man with ascites: a case report.
BACKGROUND
The finding of sperm in body fluids such as peritoneal fluid is unusual, and has been mostly described in female patients.


METHODS
We are reporting the case of a 52-year-old man who presented with complaints of increased abdominal girth, weight gain and epigastric pain. He was subsequently found to have spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and sperm in the peritoneal fluid. We describe the laboratory findings and clinical course in this patient.


CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge, this is the first report of sperm in peritoneal fluid in a male patient.
Olteanu
Horatiu
H
Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. holteanu@mcw.edu
Harrington
Alexandra
A
Kroft
Steven H
SH