A Case of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis Caused by Mycobacterium abscessus / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 110-114, 2014.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-116742
ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium abscessus has been reported to cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. It is a very rare pathogen in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)-associated peritonitis. However, we experienced a single case of peritonitis caused by M. abscessus in a patient on CAPD in South Korea. A 52-year-old female on CAPD for 9 years with a past history of recurrent CAPD-associated peritonitis presented with fever, abdominal pain and turbid peritoneal dialysate. CAPD-associated peritonitis did not improve with broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment, and pathogens were not detected in a routine peritoneal fluid bacterial culture. M. abscessus was isolated from a peritoneal fluid mycobacterial culture. The patient recovered after treatment with clarithromycin and levofloxacin for 24 months.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Peritonitis
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Opportunistic Infections
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Ascitic Fluid
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Abdominal Pain
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Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
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Immunocompromised Host
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Clarithromycin
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Fever
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Levofloxacin
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Korea
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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