Bacteremia and Peritonitis in a Patient With Cirrhosis: A Life-Threatening Case From a Prick of a Cactus

• Main Authors: Jodi-Anne Wallace MD (Author), Jonathan Hussain DO (Author), Alberto Unzueta MD (Author), Giuseppe Morelli MD (Author)
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• 出版: SAGE Publishing, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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A 58-year-old male with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis presents with right lower extremity cellulitis, abdominal tenderness, and severe sepsis after sustaining puncture injury from a cactus on a property with feral cats. Blood cultures and diagnostic paracentesis were consistent with spontan...