Case Report · pages 224
Spontaneous Candida Peritonitis
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H.S.Hira, Punit Pruthi, Didar Singh, Yasir S. Rizvi. Spontaneous Candida Peritonitis. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2006;19(4):224.
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Spontaneous fungal peritonitis caused by candida albicans is very rare. A middle aged male who was a known case of chronic pancreatitis and chronic liver disease presented in hepatic encephalopathy. On investigations he was diagnosed to be suffering from peritonitis caused by candida albicans with no evidence of bacterial infection. There are very few case reports of spontaneous candida peritonitis in this literature. Correspondence: Dr. Yasir S. Rizvi, 2, Doctors Apartments,Vasundhra Enclave, Delhi – 110096. e-mail: rizvis_2000@yahoo.com CASE REPORT A 43 year old male, chronic alcoholic for the last 20 years, was a known case of chronic alcoholic pancreatitis for the year.