Key result
Rare primary pneumococcal peritonitis in adults may develop via infection through the internal genital tract.
Why the study?
Primary pneumococcal peritonitis is a very rare disease, particularly in adults, with limited clinical descriptions available.
Reports a rare case of primary pneumococcal peritonitis in an adult woman.
Alerts clinicians to consider genital tract source in adult women with peritonitis; hypothesis-generating and leaves optimal management open.
A case report of primary pneumococcal peritonitis in a twenty-six year old woman is presented. The disease is very rare particularly in adults. The clinical picture is described and the possibility of an infection route through the internal genital tract is mentioned.
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Lone Susanne Jensen (1925) studied this question. Primary pneumococcal peritonitis is a rare disease in adults that may develop via an infection route through the internal genital tract, as observed in a 26-year-old woman.
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