Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Subclinical Hypothyroidism

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Subclinical Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism is an uncommon cause of ascites. Here we describe a case of a 75 year-old female patient with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and subclinical hypothyroidism that resolved with thyroid replacement and antibiotic therapy respectively. Ascitic fluid analysis revealed a gram-positive ba...

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Main Authors: Dalip Gupta, Preyander Thakur, Vivek Chabra, Munish, Gaurav Kapur, Sachin Sondhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Light House Polyclinic Mangalore 2013-11-01
Series:Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
Subjects:
Peritonitis
Ascites
subclinical Hypothyroidism
Online Access:http://www.ojhas.org/issue47/2013-3-13.html

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