Alternaria Alternata Peritonitis in a Patient Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
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- 1 November 2017
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
- Vol. 28 (6) , 1440-1442
Abstract
Fungal peritonitis is a serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) leading to loss of ultrafiltration and discontinuation of PD treatment. The most frequently isolated fungi are Candida albicans and, filamentous fungi such Alternaria alternata species are found only rarely. We report the case of a 75-year-old woman who developed peritonitis due to this black fungus.Keywords
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