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Sperm in peritoneal fluid from a man with ascites: a case report. Cases J 2009 Nov 12;2:192

Date

12/01/2009

Pubmed ID

19946502

Pubmed Central ID

PMC2783147

DOI

10.1186/1757-1626-2-192

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-77953377747 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   2 Citations

Abstract

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 SH

Authors

Alexandra M. Harrington MD Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Steven Howard Kroft MD Chair, Professor in the Pathology department at Medical College of Wisconsin