A Case of Pneumococcal Peritonitis after Caesarean Section in a Healthy Woman

Pneumococcal peritonitis is prevalent in children and adults with comorbidities but extremely rare in healthy adults. Here we describe a case of pneumococcal peritonitis in a previously healthy woman with no known risk factors who presented with constipation, abdominal pain, and distention. Her only...

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Main Authors: Georgios Kourounis, Yiannis Panayiotou, Patrick Paul Tabet, Brian David Wensley Richards, Athanasios Petrou, Marios Loizou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/350573

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