Sperm in peritoneal fluid from a man with ascites: a case report. Cases J 2009 Nov 12;2:192
Date
12/01/2009Pubmed ID
19946502Pubmed Central ID
PMC2783147DOI
10.1186/1757-1626-2-192Scopus ID
2-s2.0-77953377747 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
INTRODUCTION: The finding of sperm in body fluids such as peritoneal fluid is unusual, and has been mostly described in female patients.
CASE PRESENTATION: We are reporting the case of a 52-year-old man who presented with complaints of increased abdominal girth, weight gain and epigastric pain. He was subsequently found to have spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and sperm in the peritoneal fluid. We describe the laboratory findings and clinical course in this patient.
CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this is the first report of sperm in peritoneal fluid in a male patient.
Author List
Olteanu H, Harrington A, Kroft SHAuthors
Alexandra M. Harrington MD Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of WisconsinSteven Howard Kroft MD Chair, Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of Wisconsin