title: Motile ciliary microorganisms in peritoneal fluid.
abstract: We report a patient with chronic renal failure and ciliocytophthoria or "detached ciliary tufts" identified from her peritoneal fluid. The recognition of these rare structures is critical to avoid misdiagnosing a presumed protozoan infection and embarking on further costly investigations and unnecessary treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Health Services, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vila
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Guliz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000473:pathology*; D002923:Cilia / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000473:pathology