<i>Candida tropicalis</i> Spontaneous Fungal Peritonitis in a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Spontaneous fungal peritonitis is a less common yet serious complication of liver cirrhosis with high mortality rates. Awareness of spontaneous fungal peritonitis may improve patient outcomes by increasing early identification and treatment.

Case presentation

We present a case of a 66-year-old female who was admitted to an Australian tertiary hospital with abdominal tenderness and distension on a background of Child-Pugh C liver cirrhosis secondary to increased alcohol intake. Ascitic fluid culture identified the fungus Candida tropicalis as the causative pathogen of spontaneous fungal peritonitis.

Conclusion

We outline appropriate investigations, and management in treating C. tropicalis spontaneous fungal peritonitis, a rare pathogen in spo

SUBMITTER: Rushford A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12503640 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature