Publications by authors named "Mika Mazaki"
Article Synopsis
- A 44-year-old woman with no significant medical history presented with lower abdominal pain and nausea, raising concerns about gastrointestinal perforation, which imaging studies did not confirm.
- She was diagnosed with peritonitis of unknown origin, treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics, and showed improvement over three days, although follow-up imaging revealed complications such as pleural effusions and ascites.
- Ultimately, blood cultures identified group A Streptococcus linked to a hydrosalpinx in her left fallopian tube, leading to a diagnosis of primary spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; the patient recovered completely, highlighting the need to consider unusual sources of infection in similar cases.
