title: Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis secondary to dermoid cyst rupture: a case report.
abstract: This case report documents the presentation and management of a 26-year-old female patient diagnosed with SEP secondary to dermoid cyst rupture. The authors postulate that acute chemical peritonitis secondary to dermoid cyst rupture can develop into SEP resulting in the clinical features  depicted in this case report.
authors.affiliation: St Richard's Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, UK.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fossey
authors.forename: J N L
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Simson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000209:etiology