title: Hodgkin's Lymphoma Diagnosed from Peritoneal Effluent.
abstract: In infective cases of peritoneal dialysis (PD) peritonitis, examination of the effluent fluid usually shows a predominance of neutrophils, and a bacterial organism is frequently isolated by culture. Where no organisms are identified, cases are often referred to as culture-negative 'peritonitis,' but non-infective causes for cloudy effluent are rare. We report the unusual finding of cloudy effluent as a presenting sign of recurrent lymphoma, diagnosed by cytological examination of the peritoneal effluent.
authors.affiliation: The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viray
authors.affiliation: The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Stella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Setyapranata
authors.affiliation: The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia steve.holt@mh.org.au.
authors.forename: Stephen G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Holt
mesh_terms: D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000473:pathology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Hodgkin's; cloudy effluent; lymphoma