title: Unexpected Abscess Localization of the Anterior Abdominal Wall in an ADPKD Patient Undergoing Hemodialysis.
abstract: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is one of the most common monogenic disorders and the leading inheritable cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide. Cystic and noncystic extrarenal manifestations are correlated with variable clinical presentations so that an inherited disorder is now considered a systemic disease. Kidney and liver cystic infections are the most common infectious complications in ADPKD patients. Furthermore, it is well known that ADPKD is commonly associated with colonic diverticular disease which recently has been reported to be linked to increased risk of infection on hemodialysis patients. Herein, we present a case of anterior abdominal wall abscess caused by Enterococcus faecalis in a patient with ADPKD undergoing hemodialysis. Although the precise pathway of infection remains uncertain, the previous medical history as well as the clinical course of our patient led us to hypothesize an alternative route of infection from the gastrointestinal tract through an aberrant intestinal barrier into the bloodstream and eventually to an atypical location.
authors: Department of Nephrology, General Hospital of Pella, 58200 Edessa, Greece.
authors: Nikos
authors: N
authors: Sabanis
authors: Department of General Practice and Family Medicine, General Hospital of Pella, 58200 Edessa, Greece.
authors: Eleni
authors: E
authors: Paschou
authors: Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors: Eleni
authors: E
authors: Gavriilaki
authors: Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Pella, 58200 Edessa, Greece.
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Mourounoglou
authors: Department of Nephrology, General Hospital of Pella, 58200 Edessa, Greece.
authors: Sotirios
authors: S
authors: Vasileiou