Granulomatous Peritonitis secondary to Chlamydia Trachomatis: A case report.

BACKGROUND

This case provides a rare case of Chlamydia Trachomatis presenting with ascites and granulomatous peritonitis.

CASE: A 23-year old gravida 0 presented as a new patient to her gynecologist with complaints of irregular menses. A pelvic ultrasound showed ascites and the ovaries appeared heterogenous with irregular borders. A CA125 was 432. The patient was taken to the operating room by gynecologic oncology for a diagnostic laparoscopy. Biopsies were taken and final pathology resulted as "diffuse granulomatous inflammation." Post-operatively, the etiology remained unknown. The patient was brought back to the office for more testing. She tested positive for Chlamydia and was diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease.

CONCLUSION

When encountering granulomatous pathology, Chlamydia Trachomatis is a rare etiology however it should be included on the differential diagnosis.