Juniper Publishers: Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis during Pregnancy: A Rare Occurrence
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS- JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY AND WOMEN’S HEALTH Journal of Gynecology and Women’s Health-Juniper Publishers Authored by Yogita Dogra* Abstract Acute abdomen during pregnancy is not an uncommon emergency in obstetrical practice. But dilemma occurs when no cause is found despite thorough workup and investigations, even on laparotomy. Peritonitis though may occur during pregnancy following tubal rupture in ectopic pregnancy or other intra abdominal conditions but spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is rarest of rare occurrence during pregnancy and that too with staphylococci. Only 2-4% cases of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis with staphylococcus aureus have been mentioned in literature. In...