| Literature DB >> 20517291 |
Adeel Ijaz1, Devasmita Choudhury.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A 62-year-old man with a history of end-stage renal disease secondary to hypertension who was on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), presented to a peritoneal dialysis clinic with subacute onset of abdominal pain, mainly in the epigastric region. INVESTIGATIONS: Full medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, cultures of peritoneal dialysis fluid, radiography, ultrasonography and CT scanning of the abdomen and pelvis. DIAGNOSIS: Isolated fungal peritonitis caused by infection with Histoplasma capsulatum. MANAGEMENT: Removal of the peritoneal dialysis catheter, treatment with itraconazole for 6 months.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20517291 DOI： 10.1038/nrneph.2010.70
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Nephrol ISSN： 1759-5061 Impact factor: 28.314