title: Pseudomyxoma peritonei as a cause of culture-negative peritonitis for a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Culture-negative peritonitis accounts for up to 20% of all peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis, the causes of which include culture-associated technical errors, prior use of antibiotics, infection caused by certain unusual or fastidious microorganisms, the development of abdominal or retroperitoneal organ inflammation, and the presence of malignancies. Here, we report a patient with end-stage renal disease receiving peritoneal dialysis who presented with culture-negative peritonitis and ultrafiltration failure caused by the rare pseudomyxoma peritonei. For cases of culture-negative peritonitis such as this, early imaging studies may help recognize intraperitoneal/retroperitoneal visceral inflammation and malignant conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Yung-Hsuen
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Ming-Chao
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chin-Chung
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ting
authors.forename: Hsing-Yang
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: Ching-Chih
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hsia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*; D011553:Pseudomyxoma Peritonei / Q000150:complications*