Moellerella wisconsensis as a cause of peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient

Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a cause of peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Tuberculous peritonitis is reported in an Asian immigrant undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Unusual laboratory findings which resulted in delayed diagnosis are described.

Tuberculous peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Complication of peritonitis developed in a 61 year old patient who was undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and whose dialysate culture was negative for both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and fungi. Despite the administration of various antibiotics and repeated mechanical lavages, inflammatory response and fever could not be controlled and therefore on the 8th hospital d...

Peritonitis in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Fungal peritonitis is an uncommon condition which is associated with high morbidity and mortality in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). It is associated with several complications and many of the patients who develop this condition are unable to resume CAPD treatment and have to shift to haemodialysis. Here we report the rare occurrence of fungal peritonitis due to As...

Fungal peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Fungal peritonitis represents one of the most serious complications in patients on peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The therapy often consists of peritoneal catheter extraction and patient recruitment to hemodialysis. For some of the patients the peritoneal dialysis is the only way of dialysis, due to inability to perform a permanent vascular access. In this study we present 13 patients with fungal ...

Carcinoma of the kidney presenting as sterile peritonitis in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.