title: Brucella peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection that humans contract usually by ingestion of unpasteurized milk and milk products or by direct contact with raw infected animal products. Infection is endemic in many countries, including Turkey. Being a systemic disease, brucellosis may affect almost any part of the body. The peritoneum is a site rarely involved in brucellosis. Most peritonitis episodes involving Brucella species have been spontaneous cases reported in cirrhotic patients with ascites. To our knowledge, the literature contains only 5 cases of Brucella peritonitis related to continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Here, we report Brucella peritonitis in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient, and we discuss the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Meram School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram, Turkey. yalcinsolakmd@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yalcin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Solak
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Biyik
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demircioglu
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Nejdet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Genc
authors.forename: Kultigin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Turkmen
authors.forename: Suleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turk
mesh_terms: D002002:Brucella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology