Fungal Peritonitis: A Case Series Detailing Clinical Presentations, Diagnostic Challenges, and Management Strategies
Aims: to present the features of fungal peritonitis. Methodology: The case series comprised three patients: a 52-year-old male with a post-splenectomy subdiaphragmatic abscess, a 64-year-old male with post-operative peritonitis following a perforated duodenal ulcer repair, a 68-year-old female with primary peritonitis. The clinical history, physical examination findings, laboratory and imaging results, surgical reports, and treatment outcomes are presented. Results: All patients exhibited comorbidities. Non-specific symptoms characterized clinical presentations. Imaging modalities were valuable diagnostic tools. Candida albicans was identified as the causative organism in all cases. Conclusion: Fungal peritonitis is a clinically challenging condition with non-specific clinical and laboratory manifestations.
Authors
- F.V. Grynchuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7482-442X)
- A. F. Grynchuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6636-6855)
- Fedir Grynchuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2187-3997)
Institutions
- Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University (UA)
- Bukovinian State Medical University (UA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Futurity Medicine.
- Published
- 2025-05-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.57125/fem.2025.06.30.03
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00