Fatal peritonitis due to group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus in a patient receiving chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
| Autor: | Jyotin Chandarana, Sonia Borra, Morris Kleinfeld |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Peritonitis medicine.disease_cause Gastroenterology Group B Peritoneal dialysis Streptococcus agalactiae Liver disease Peritoneal Dialysis Continuous Ambulatory Diabetes mellitus Internal medicine Streptococcal Infections medicine Humans Streptococcus business.industry Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Nephrology business Complication |
| Zdroj: | American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation. 19(4) |
| ISSN: | 0272-6386 |
| Popis: | Peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients is rarely caused by group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus species. We describe a 52-year-old man with chronic glomerulonephritis who developed a fatal peritonitis due to streptococcus group B in the absence of predisposing factors such as diabetes mellitus, malignancy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, or liver disease. This report suggests that although beta-hemolytic streptococcus is a rare cause of peritonitis, the severity of the infection may be overwhelming and may rapidly lead to serious consequences and death. |
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