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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/350573 |
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