10 February 2022: Articles
Case Report of Cardiorenal Syndrome with Ascites and Peritonitis: The Role of Large-Volume Paracentesis and Albumin Replacement
Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Rare disease
Minas Karagiannis B* , Panagiotis Giannakopoulos B , Aggeliki Sardeli D , Ourania Tsotsorou D , Dimitra Bacharaki D , Demetrios V. Vlahakos DDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.934423
Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e934423
Table 1. Nine case reports of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis with Listeria monocytogenes reporting volume of paracentesis published over the past decade.
| Author/Year | Sex (M, F) | Age, years | Primary Disease | Paracentesis | PMNs in ascites cells/mm3 | AKI | HD | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galan20/2011 | F | 76 | Hemochromatosis | LVP >5 L | 3100 | No | No | Alive |
| Carsoso19/2012 | M | 51 | Alcoholic cirrhosis | Diagnostic | 16450 | Yes | No | Dead |
| Yecies18/2013 | M | 62 | Alcoholic cirrhosis | LVP >3 L | 5160 | No | No | Alive |
| Shaikh17/2015 | F | 65 | Primary biliary cirrhosis | Diagnostic | 8070 | No | No | Alive |
| How16/2015 | M | 68 | Alcoholic cirrhosis | LVP >5 L | 2710 | Yes | Yes | Alive |
| Gaspar14/2017 | M | 51 | Congestive hepatopathy | LVP >5 L | 9225 | No | No | Alive |
| M – male; F – female; LVP – large-volume paracentesis; AKI – acute kidney injury; HD – hemodialysis; PMN – polymorphonuclear. | ||||||||