Ann Clin Microbiol.  2013 Jun;16(2):101-104. 10.5145/ACM.2013.16.2.101.

A Case Report of Mycobacterium abscessus Peritonitis in a Patient on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

• Kang SJ
• Kim H
• Park KU
• Lim YA
• Lee WG

• KMID: 1431772
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2013.16.2.101

Abstract

Mycobacterium is an uncommon cause of peritonitis in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD), and the incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) peritonitis is even rarer since the majority of mycobacterial peritonitis cases are caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, NTM peritonitis has been known to result in a high mortality rate with delayed diagnosis and treatment. In this study, we report a case of Mycobacterium abscessus peritonitis in a 52-year-old male under continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).

Keyword

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; Nontuberculous mycobacterium; Peritonitis

MeSH Terms

Delayed Diagnosis
Humans
Incidence
Male
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Peritoneal Dialysis
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
Peritonitis

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Smear of a peritoneal dialysis fluid specimen stained with Ziehl- Neelsen stain (A, ×1,000) and colonies of Mycobacterium abscessus grown on Ogawa medium (B).

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