Haemophilus paraphrophilus peritonitis followed by tuberculous peritonitis and Pott's disease.
Patients with alcoholic cirrhosis who have ascites have a high risk of developing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). The authors report a case of SBP caused by Haemophilus paraphrophilus, the first-reported SBP in literature with this pathogen. Later on, the patient also developed tuberculous (TB) peritonitis associated with thoracic Pott's disease, a combination never reported before. The diagnoses were confirmed by positive mycobacterium cultures of both omental tissues and vertebral tissues. This report also illustrates prominent computed tomography findings of TB peritonitis and magnetic resonance imaging of spinal cord compression of Pott's disease. Tuberculosis is a treatable and curable disease and should be considered as a potential offending pathogen on differential diagnosis in SBP of alcoholic cirrhotic patients. Timely biopsy and surgical intervention with these kinds of TB are needed to lead early diagnosis and result in an excellent outcome.
Wu
DuChu
D
Department of Medicine, North Central Bronx Hospital, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Bronx) Program, New York, New York 10467, USA. wuduchu@yahoo.com
Giri
Badri
B
D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D044136:Haemophilus paraphrophilus; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications*; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*