著者

Arisa Hamahata Seiya Mitsusada Tomoyuki Iwata Ken Nakajima Yuki Ogawa Akira Miyazaki Marina Kobayashi Yushi Fujiwara Yu Asano Kazuhisa Mabuchi Miki Yoshida Ayako Misawa

出版者

The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

雑誌

Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.60, no.21, pp.3435-3440, 2021-11-01 (Released:2021-11-01)

参考文献数

22

被引用文献数

1

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A 79-year-old man with underlying alcoholic liver cirrhosis presented with complaints of a fever, abdominal pain, and difficulty walking. A diagnostic work-up revealed liver atrophy and chylous ascites, and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) was diagnosed based on the cell and neutrophil counts. The Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) was detected on blood and ascitic fluid cultures. Although broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy was initiated, the infection was difficult to control, and the patient died of multiple organ failure. Bcc is often multidrug-resistant and difficult to treat. SBP caused by Bcc has been rarely reported and may have a serious course, thus necessitating caution.