Korean J Nephrol.
2004 May;23(3):518-522.
A Case of Trichosporon beigelii Peritonitis in CAPD
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea. shchang@gaechuk.gsnu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea.
- 3Pu-Run Medical Clinic, Korea.
- 4Department of Internal Medicine, Korean Institute of Radiological and Medical Science, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Fungal peritonitis is one of the leading causes of patient dropout from continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) therapy. Although the most causative agents of peritonitis associated with CAPD are bacteria, fungi are implicated in up to 10% of cases. The most common organism of fungal peritonitis is Candida specises, but Trichosporon beigelii was reported as a rare causative agent of fungal peritonitis. We experienced a case of CAPD peritonitis by Trichosporon beigelii, which was treated with CAPD catheter removal, and antifungal agents with amphotericin B and fluconazole. Thus, we report our experience of CAPD peritonitis caused by Trichosporon beigelii and review of the literature.
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