1Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital del Insalud, Monforte de Lemos, Lugo.
Starch contamination from surgical gloves can cause rare granulomatous peritonitis. Diagnosis requires peritoneal biopsy or ascitic fluid cytology to identify starch granules, with treatment involving anti-inflammatory medications.
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