title: Emphysematous polycystic infection in a patient on peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Emphysematous infection of the cysts in patients with polycystic kidney disease is very rare and seldom reported. We herein report a case of emphysematous polycystic infection in a 61-year-old male patient who was on peritoneal dialysis for end-stage renal disease caused by adult polycystic kidney disease.
authors: Department of Nephrology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
authors: Shankar Prasad
authors: SP
authors: Nagaraju
authors: Ankur
authors: A
authors: Gupta
authors: Brendan B
authors: BB
authors: Mccormick
authors: Ashish
authors: A
authors: Khandelwal
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004646:Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016891:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D012074:Remission Induction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents