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The first human report of Hyphopichia burtonii, initially misdiagnosed as sterile peritonitis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2021
This is the first human infection caused by Hyphopichia burtonii, resulting in peritonitis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis initially diagnosed as sterile peritonitis, resulting in delayed diagnosis and treatment.
Tamonwan Chamroensakchai, Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Wadsamon Saikong, Worauma Panya, Siriwan Thaweekote, Somchai Eiam-Ong, Vedprakash G. Hurdeal, Kevin D. Hyde   +7 more
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Abdominal Pseudocyst in the Vicinity of Calcified Renal Allograft in a Patient with Peritoneal Dialysis - Case Report [PDF]

Modern Medicine, 2020
Abdominal pseudocysts are rarely reported in peritoneal dialysis and usually arise secondary to repeated dialysisrelated peritonitis. We present the case of a patient with end-stage renal disease treated for 9 years by continuous ambulatory peritoneal ...
Daniela RADULESCU, Dragos Adrian GEORGESCU, Andrei ANGELESCU, Bogdan Florin GEAVLETE   +3 more
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Peritoneal Dialysis Failure and its Impact on Holistic Kidney Care: A Case Report

SAGE Open Nursing, 2021
Introduction Peritonitis remains the primary cause of treatment failure among patients with end-stage kidney disease on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Jeffrey Yuk Chiu Yip MNSc, RN (HK)
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Peritoneal dialysis catheter malposition: Iatrogenic vesical perforation

APIK Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Despite perceived disadvantage of percutaneous continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis catheter placement compared to its surgical placement, complications are very rare if done by a trained nephrologist under fluoroscope guidance. We present a case of
Vijoy Kumar Jha, Debasish Mahapatra
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Mycobacterium fortuitum Peritonitis in a Patient on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD): A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013
Mycobacterium fortuitum, an environmental organism, is capable of producing a variety of clinical infections such as cutaneous infections, abscesses and nosocomial infections.
Jyoti Sangwan, Sumit Lathwal, Satish Kumar, Deepak Juyal   +3 more
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Peritoneal Dialysis with Marked Pneumoperitoneum

Case Reports in Nephrology, 2020
Pneumoperitoneum, the presence of free air within the peritoneal cavity, is often caused by the perforation of gas-containing viscus and commonly requires surgical treatment.
Norio Nakamura, Masamichi Nakata, Daiki Nagawa, Ikuyo Narita, Takeshi Fujita, Reiichi Murakami, Michiko Shimada, Hirofumi Tomita   +7 more
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Impact of dialysis modality conversion on the health-related quality of life of peritoneal dialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study in China [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Background To analyze the health-related quality of life associated with the conversion of dialysis modality among end-stage renal disease patients in China. Methods Patients were recruited from hospitals and a dialysis center in Kunshan, China. Patients
Heqi Sun, Ye Zhuang, Lanying Gao, Ningze Xu, Yan Xiong, Min Yuan, Jun Lu, Jianming Ye   +7 more
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Causative organisms and outcomes of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis in Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching, Malaysia: a 3-year analysis

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2017
Background Peritoneal dialysis peritonitis remains a significant cause of morbidity for peritoneal dialysis patients and the main reason for conversion from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis.
Vui Eng Phui, Clare Hui Hong Tan, Chee Kean Chen, Kee Hoe Lai, Kwek Foong Chew, Hock Hin Chua, Laura Lui Sian Ngu, Lawrence Wei Soon Hii   +7 more
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Aeromonas Sobria: a Rare Cause of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis

Galician Medical Journal, 2017
Peritonitis is a very common complication in patients treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. The most common causes are gram positive cocci (part of the normal skin flora), and then gram negative bacteria, while fungi are listed as a ...
Andreja Figurek, Vlastimir Vlatkovic, Dragan Vojvodic   +2 more
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Pleuroperitoneal Leak: An Unusual Cause of Acute Shortness of Breath in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient

Case Reports in Radiology, 2014
Introduction. Pleuroperitoneal leak is an uncommon complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), with an estimated incidence of 1.6%.
D. P. Ramaema, P. Mpikashe
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