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Query: UMLS:C0341503 (bacterial peritonitis)
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The case of a 44-year-old patient with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by E. coli is described and discussed. The patient with hypalbuminemia, ascites, a medical history of chronic pancreatitis, chronic alcohol abuse and a duodenopancreatectomy 6 months before showed a very slow response to conventional treatment but a good response to homeopathic therapy with Arsenicum album C200 and Pulsatilla C200. The discussion focuses on the methodology of single case evaluations according to cognition based medicine.
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PMID:[Homeopathy in [corrected] spontaneous bacterial peritonitis]. 1720 Jun 13

Pancreatic ascites is a rare cause of ascites and develops largely as a complication of chronic pancreatitis or sometimes due to duct injury during surgical procedures. The entity may mimic spontaneous bacterial peritonitis or ascites due to portal hypertension. Here, the authors discuss a case of pancreatic ascites developing in the setting of alcoholic liver disease with portal hypertension. The patient had features of chronic pancreatitis with pancreatic duct fistula and was managed with stenting of the pancreatic duct.
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PMID:Pancreatic ascites in the setting of portal hypertension. 2268 31