Case Report
Sperm in peritoneal fluid from a man with ascites: a case report
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* Corresponding authors: Horatiu Olteanu holteanu@mcw.edu - Steven H Kroft skroft@mcw.edu
Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
Cases Journal 2009, 2:192 doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-192
Published: 12 November 2009Abstract
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.