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Chemical peritonitis from champagne.

Mark T Monahan¹, Mary Ann Cooper

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The Journal of Emergency Medicine

|September 25, 2004

Summary

A rare case of chemical peritonitis from an unusual fluid introduction is presented. This offers a new explanation for unexplained abdominal pain in emergency departments.

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Area of Science:

Gastroenterology
Emergency Medicine
Toxicology

Background:

Abdominal pain is a common emergency department complaint.
Diagnosis can be challenging, especially without a clear etiology.
This case explores an unusual cause of acute abdominal symptoms.

Observation:

A woman presented with severe abdominal pain over two days.
Extensive evaluations failed to reveal a definitive cause.
The pain resolved spontaneously.

Findings:

A diagnosis of chemical peritonitis was made.
This resulted from a previously undescribed mechanism of injury.
Exogenous fluid entered the abdominal cavity via a rare route.

Implications:

This case introduces a novel cause of chemical peritonitis.
It provides a new differential diagnosis for acute abdominal pain.
This finding may aid in diagnosing similar unexplained cases.

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