Peritonitis due to Exophiala jeanselmei in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
We describe the second reported case of peritonitis caused by the fungus Exophiala jeanselmei in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and the first such patient to survive. Management of the patient consisted of Tenckhoff catheter removal and intravenous amphotericin B.
Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
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D000328:Adult; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D005093:Exophiala / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*