A Case Report of Mycobacterium abscessus Peritonitis in a Patient on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis.
10.5145/ACM.2013.16.2.101
- Author:
Seon Joo KANG
1
;
Heungsoo KIM
;
Kyoung Un PARK
;
Young Ae LIM
;
Wee Gyo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. weegyo@ajou.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis;
Nontuberculous mycobacterium;
Peritonitis
- MeSH:
Delayed Diagnosis;
Humans;
Incidence;
Male;
Mycobacterium;
Mycobacterium tuberculosis;
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria;
Peritoneal Dialysis;
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory;
Peritonitis
- From:Annals of Clinical Microbiology
2013;16(2):101-104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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).
