title: Brucella peritonitis in a patient on peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Brucellosis is endemic in Saudi Arabia. Brucella peritonitis is an uncommon clinical condition. We herewith report a 67-year-old man with chronic renal failure on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) for four months, who developed chronic brucella peritonitis. Peritoneal fluid grew brucella species with positive brucella serology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. alothman1384@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alothman
authors.forename: Abdulrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Khurmi
authors.forename: Sadoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al Sadoon
authors.forename: Fayez
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: AlHejaili
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*