Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Secondary to Cirrhosis of the Liver due to Echinococcosis: Case Report in Brazilian Indigenous

Klinger Soares Faíco-Filho*, Diogo Boldim Ferreira and Eduardo Alexandrino Medeiros

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Brazil

^*Correspondance to: Klinger Soares Faíco-Filho 

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Abstract:

Background: Echinococcosis is an endemic disease in the Neotropical region of the Americas caused by Echinococcus spp. Most of the cases come from the Amazon region, where a disease is popularly called “paca disease”, due to the population's habit of eating the meat of Cuniculus paca. Case Report: We report 72-year-old Indigenous male presents cirrhosis complications caused by echinococcosis since 2010 confirmed by serological examination (titer 1:2560) and inactive cysts in imaging methods. Conclusion: Inactive cysts in echinococcosis are a source of complications such as liver cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.

Keywords:

Echinococcus spp; Echinococcosis; Cirrhosis

Cite the Article:

Faíco-Filho KS, Ferreira DB, Medeiros EA. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Secondary to Cirrhosis of the Liver due to Echinococcosis: Case Report in Brazilian Indigenous. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2021; 6: 1999..