Spontaneous Fungal Peritonitis

Ariel F. Gonzalez-Cordero, MD; Melanie Malavé-Sánchez, MD; Mark Vergara-Gómez, MD; Hilton Franqui-Rivera, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Oct 2019)

Spontaneous Fungal Peritonitis

Ariel F. Gonzalez-Cordero, MD,
Melanie Malavé-Sánchez, MD,
Mark Vergara-Gómez, MD,
Hilton Franqui-Rivera, MD

Affiliations

Ariel F. Gonzalez-Cordero, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Ariel Gonzalez-Cordero, Internal Medicine Program, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.; Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Melanie Malavé-Sánchez, MD: Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mark Vergara-Gómez, MD: Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hilton Franqui-Rivera, MD: Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 3
pp. 372 – 375

Abstract

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This report presents a case of spontaneous fungal peritonitis (SFP) in a patient with cardiogenic ascites. Physicians need to be aware of this life-threatening condition because early suspicion of SFP can improve survival. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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