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.
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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*