title: Rare occurrence of fatal Candida haemulonii peritonitis in a diabetic CAPD patient.
abstract: A 68-year-old diabetic chronic kidney disease patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for two years developed Candida haemulonii peritonitis without any predisposing factors. There is no effective treatment for this fungus. A peritoneal biopsy showed morphological changes of acute inflammation and chronicity.
authors: Department of Nephrology, Madras Medical Mission , Chennai , India .
authors: Anand
authors: A
authors: Yuvaraj
authors: Anusha
authors: A
authors: Rohit
authors: Priyanka Joseph
authors: PJ
authors: Koshy
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Nagarajan
authors: Sanjeev
authors: S
authors: Nair
authors: Georgi
authors: G
authors: Abraham
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: Candida haemulonii; fibrosis; fungal; peritoneal biopsy; peritonitis