Austin Carver MD¹, Robert Grady Pickering MD², Matthew John Christensen MD², Ryan Kaylor DO², Shazia Jamil MD³

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

²Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

³Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA

Corresponding Author: Dr. Austin Carver, Department of Internal Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

Citation: Austin Carver, Robert Grady Pickering, Matthew John Christensen, Ryan Kaylor, Shazia Jamil (2025). From Biopsy to Peritonitis: A Rare Case of Invasive Group a Streptococcus Pyogenes. American J Case Rep Clin Imag. 2025; September, 2(2),1-3.

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Abstract

Group A Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) is a pathogenic bacteria capable of a wide spectrum of illness to include peritonitis: a rare but life-threatening condition. Initially diagnosed with a small bowel obstruction, this patient ultimately proved to have GAS peritonitis from a uterine biopsy - a complication not previously described.