Coexistence of cellulitis and primary peritonitis in a pediatric patient with nephrotic syndrome : A case report

Nephrotic syndrome is a chronic disease that increases the risk of skin, respiratory and urinary tract infection, while also increasing the chance for other diseases, like peritonitis and meningitis. A four year old patient with a history of nephrotic syndrome was admitted to emergency room (ER) wit...

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Autores Principales: Lagos, Luisa, Valero, Juan
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spelling ir-10336-187892019-09-19T12:37:54Z Coexistence of cellulitis and primary peritonitis in a pediatric patient with nephrotic syndrome : A case report Lagos, Luisa Valero, Juan Celulitis Sindrome nefrótico Celulitis Sindrome nefrótico Peritonitis Cellulitis Nephrotic Syndrome Primary Peritonitis Acute Phase Protein Albumin Calcitriol Calcium Carbonate Ceftriaxone Clindamycin Creatinine Furosemide Penicillin Derivative Prednisolone Procalcitonin Spironolactone Abdominal Distension Abdominal Pain Abdominal Wall Article Case Report Cellulitis Child Dehydration Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis Emergency Ward Erythema Fever Human Leukocytosis Male Nephrotic Syndrome Neutrophilia Paracentesis Peritoneal Fluid Peritonitis Pneumonia Preschool Child Priority Journal Relapse Tachycardia Thorax Radiography Vomiting Nephrotic syndrome is a chronic disease that increases the risk of skin, respiratory and urinary tract infection, while also increasing the chance for other diseases, like peritonitis and meningitis. A four year old patient with a history of nephrotic syndrome was admitted to emergency room (ER) with the following symptomsabdominal pain, fever, diarrhea and vomiting, associated to abdominal wall erythema, abdominal distension and peritoneal signs. In order to make a differential diagnosis of the infection, peritoneal fluid was extracted and, according to the characteristics found, treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics was started. Cases in which different infections like pneumonia, abdominal wall peritonitis and cellulitis occur simultaneously have been reported rarely. Early diagnosis and dismissal of other causes of acute abdominal pain, as well as early introduction of antibiotics are fundamental in the treatment of these kind of infections. © 2016 The Authors 2017 2018-12-10T16:44:23Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ISSN 2213-5766 http://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/18789 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf Senguttuvan, P., Ravanan, K., Prabhu, N., Tamilarasi, V., Infections encountered in childhood nephrotics in a pediatric renal unit (2004) Indian J Nephrol, 14, pp. 85-88
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topic Celulitis
Sindrome nefrótico
Celulitis
Sindrome nefrótico
Peritonitis
Cellulitis
Nephrotic Syndrome
Primary Peritonitis
Acute Phase Protein
Albumin
Calcitriol
Calcium Carbonate
Ceftriaxone
Clindamycin
Creatinine
Furosemide
Penicillin Derivative
Prednisolone
Procalcitonin
Spironolactone
Abdominal Distension
Abdominal Pain
Abdominal Wall
Article
Case Report
Cellulitis
Child
Dehydration
Diarrhea
Differential Diagnosis
Emergency Ward
Erythema
Fever
Human
Leukocytosis
Male
Nephrotic Syndrome
Neutrophilia
Paracentesis
Peritoneal Fluid
Peritonitis
Pneumonia
Preschool Child
Priority Journal
Relapse
Tachycardia
Thorax Radiography
Vomiting
spellingShingle Celulitis
Sindrome nefrótico
Celulitis
Sindrome nefrótico
Peritonitis
Cellulitis
Nephrotic Syndrome
Primary Peritonitis
Acute Phase Protein
Albumin
Calcitriol
Calcium Carbonate
Ceftriaxone
Clindamycin
Creatinine
Furosemide
Penicillin Derivative
Prednisolone
Procalcitonin
Spironolactone
Abdominal Distension
Abdominal Pain
Abdominal Wall
Article
Case Report
Cellulitis
Child
Dehydration
Diarrhea
Differential Diagnosis
Emergency Ward
Erythema
Fever
Human
Leukocytosis
Male
Nephrotic Syndrome
Neutrophilia
Paracentesis
Peritoneal Fluid
Peritonitis
Pneumonia
Preschool Child
Priority Journal
Relapse
Tachycardia
Thorax Radiography
Vomiting
Lagos, Luisa
Valero, Juan
Coexistence of cellulitis and primary peritonitis in a pediatric patient with nephrotic syndrome : A case report
description Nephrotic syndrome is a chronic disease that increases the risk of skin, respiratory and urinary tract infection, while also increasing the chance for other diseases, like peritonitis and meningitis. A four year old patient with a history of nephrotic syndrome was admitted to emergency room (ER) with the following symptomsabdominal pain, fever, diarrhea and vomiting, associated to abdominal wall erythema, abdominal distension and peritoneal signs. In order to make a differential diagnosis of the infection, peritoneal fluid was extracted and, according to the characteristics found, treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics was started. Cases in which different infections like pneumonia, abdominal wall peritonitis and cellulitis occur simultaneously have been reported rarely. Early diagnosis and dismissal of other causes of acute abdominal pain, as well as early introduction of antibiotics are fundamental in the treatment of these kind of infections. © 2016 The Authors
format Artículo (Article)
author Lagos, Luisa
Valero, Juan
author_facet Lagos, Luisa
Valero, Juan
author_sort Lagos, Luisa
title Coexistence of cellulitis and primary peritonitis in a pediatric patient with nephrotic syndrome : A case report
title_short Coexistence of cellulitis and primary peritonitis in a pediatric patient with nephrotic syndrome : A case report
title_full Coexistence of cellulitis and primary peritonitis in a pediatric patient with nephrotic syndrome : A case report
title_fullStr Coexistence of cellulitis and primary peritonitis in a pediatric patient with nephrotic syndrome : A case report
title_full_unstemmed Coexistence of cellulitis and primary peritonitis in a pediatric patient with nephrotic syndrome : A case report
title_sort coexistence of cellulitis and primary peritonitis in a pediatric patient with nephrotic syndrome : a case report
publishDate 2017
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