Iwata Yuri, Iwase Shigeru
Department of Gastroenterology, Fujisawa City Hospital, Japan.
Intern Med. 2017 Sep 15;56(18):2523-2527. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8552-16. Epub 2017 Aug 21.
We herein report the case of a 66-year-old woman presenting with symptoms of gastroenteritis. Computed tomography showed small-bowel dilation without ischemic signs. After admission, she went into shock and was treated for sepsis of unknown origin. She was later diagnosed with group A streptococcal peritonitis due to an ascending vaginal infection. This case highlights the importance of considering Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection as a cause of peritonitis in postmenopausal women.
我们在此报告一例66岁出现肠胃炎症状的女性病例。计算机断层扫描显示小肠扩张但无缺血迹象。入院后,她陷入休克,并接受了不明原因败血症的治疗。她后来被诊断为因阴道上行感染导致的A组链球菌性腹膜炎。该病例凸显了将A组链球菌(GAS)感染视为绝经后女性腹膜炎病因的重要性。