PERITONITIS, MODERATE ASCITES AND HEPATITIS DUE TO INFECTION WITH CHLAMYDIA-TRACHOMATIS AND EPSTEIN-BARR-VIRUS IN A YOUNG WOMAN - DIAGNOSISBY POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION FROM PERITONEAL TISSUE

Perihepatitis with ascites is a well-known presentation of pelvic infl ammatory disease due to Chlamydia trachomatis. Diagnosis is based on t he presence of IgM antibodies or positive culture from cervical sample s or ascites. We describe a young woman with a concomitant infection o f C. trachomatis and Epstein-Barr virus presenting with fever, hepatit is and ascites. Cultures remained negative and other tests were-at fir st-inconclusive. Diagnosis was ultimately established by polymerase ch ain reaction (PCR) and RNA in situ hybridisation of peritoneal tissue obtained at laparoscopy.