Scopulariopsis peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Vaidya, P.S.; Levine, J.F.
Peritoneal Dialysis International Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis 12(1): 78-79
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0896-8608 PMID: 1543789 Accession: 002215626
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A case of Scopulariopsis peritonitis is reported in a 49-yr-old man undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. The patient underwent removal of the Tenckhoff catheter and was treated with 300 mg of intravenous amphotericin B and haemodialysis. Clinically, the abdominal pain resolved and a new Tenckhoff catheter was inserted 3 d after completion of amphotericin B. Multiple follow-up peritoneal fluid and blood cultures were negative.