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Case Reports
. 2017 Dec;96(52):e9498.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009498.

Treatment with antibodies against primary group A streptococcal peritonitis: A case report and a review of the literature

Daisuke Iitaka  1 , Fumiaki Ochi, Susumu Nakashima, Jyunshin Fujiyama, Mamoru Masuyama
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Treatment with antibodies against primary group A streptococcal peritonitis: A case report and a review of the literature

Daisuke Iitaka et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Dec.

Abstract

Rationale: Several reports describe severe group A streptococcal (GAS) infections causing septic shock, soft-tissue necrosis, and multiple organ failure known as streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). However, primary peritonitis with GAS is rare and most of them were undertaken surgical procedure.

Patient concerns: We herein reported the case of 26-year-old healthy woman with sudden severe abdominal pain and hypotension. Computed tomography (CT) showed that large amount of free fluid in the peritoneal cavity consist with peritonitis, and no free air.

Diagnoses: Primary peritonitis with GAS.

Interventions: Proper antibiotic therapy according to blood culture results.

Outcomes: After antibiotic therapy, the patient recovered well without complications.

Lessons: An appropriate diagnostic approach and prompt antibiotic therapy is essential in GAS primary peritonitis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography on admission day revealed thickened peritoneal enhancement (blue arrow), edematous swelling of the colonic wall, and free intraperitoneal fluid (white arrow), but confirmed the absence of any secondary cause of peritonitis such as appendicitis or intestinal perforation.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Summary of the clinical and therapeutic course.
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