title: A cloudy bag and genital ulcers.
abstract: A 30-year-old patient treated with CCPD presented with genital ulcers and a culture-negative peritonitis. Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) was cultured from the effluent and the genital lesions. Primary HSV-2 infection was diagnosed by serology. This is the first documented case of PD peritonitis caused by HSV-2. We speculate that cases of culture-negative PD peritonitis may be due to recurrences of genital herpes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Center Leeuwvarden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liesker
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: van Elsacker-Niele
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blanken
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Halma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D012008:Recurrence