Streptococcus pneumoniae primary peritonitis mimicking acute appendicitis in an immunocompetent patient: a case report and review of the literature.
Francesco CortesePietro FransveaAlessandra SaputelliMilva BallardiniDaniela BaldiniAldo GioffreRoberto MarcelloGabriele SgangaPublished in: Journal of medical case reports (2019)
Pneumococcal peritonitis has a rare occurrence and represents a clinical challenge because of its subtle and non-specific clinical findings. The interest in our case lays in the relatively rare diagnosis of primary peritonitis mimicking acute appendicitis.
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