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C Meensook

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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in acute hepatitis B.

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a disorder that occurs almost exclusively in patients with cirrhosis. Herein, we report a 22-year-old man with acute viral hepatitis B associated with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis which is a rare complication. The diagnosis was made at laparotomy, performed presumably to treat a perforated viscus, which resulted in a fatal outcome.

Acute Disease

Alpha-fetoprotein in amebic liver abscess.

Herein we report a 56-yr-old man with amebic liver abscess associated with a high level of alpha-fetoprotein that subsequently reduced to an undetectable level after successful treatment with metronidazole. To our knowledge, there has been no previous report of such an association in the literature.

Follow-Up Studies