Sclerosing peritonitis occurring in a hemodialysis patient.
The pathogenesis of sclerosing peritonitis is poorly understood. In patients with end-stage renal failure, it has been described in association with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), although it has not been described in patients treated exclusively by hemodialysis. We present a case of sclerosing peritonitis occurring in a 47-year-old man who was treated solely by hemodialysis. Additionally, the patient was diagnosed as having "nephrogenic ascites" 5 years before developing sclerosing peritonitis, and we discuss a possible link between these two conditions.
McLaughlin
K
K
Renal Unit, Stobhill Trust, Glasgow, Scotland.
Butt
G
G
Madi
A
A
McMillan
M
M
Mactier
R
R
D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012598:Sclerosis