title: Sclerosing peritonitis occurring in a hemodialysis patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Renal Unit, Stobhill Trust, Glasgow, Scotland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Butt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McMillan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mactier
mesh_terms: 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