Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Peritonitis in a Patient Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis.
10.3346/jkms.2010.25.8.1234
- Author:
Sung Joon SHIN
1
;
Won Gun GWAK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea. shine@duih.org
- Publication Type:Case Report ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Erysipelothrix;
Peritonitis;
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use;
Cefazolin/therapeutic use;
*Erysipelothrix/isolation & purification;
Erysipelothrix Infections/*diagnosis/drug therapy;
Humans;
Injections, Intraperitoneal;
Male;
Middle Aged;
*Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory;
Peritonitis/*diagnosis/drug therapy
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2010;25(8):1234-1236
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is known as a pathogen of occupational diseases or a zoonosis. We report a case of E. rhusiopathiae peritonitis in a 50-yr-old male undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). He was suffered from mild abdominal pain with a distinctive erysipeloid skin lesion. E. rhusiopathiae was considered to be introduced through a lacerated wound on his hand when he was exposed to contaminated materials. He was treated successfully with a first generation cephalosporin. To our knowledge, CAPD peritonitis due to E. rhusiopathiae is very rare, and this is a report of the first case in Asia.
