Peritonitis by Scedosporium apiospermum in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

A case of peritonitis due to Scedosporium apiospermum in a boy undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is reported. The finding of suggestive tissual form of the fungus in the effluent hastened the diagnosis of the infection.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luiz Carlos SEVERO, Flávio de Mattos OLIVEIRA, Clotilde Druck GARCIA, Anelise UHLMANN, Alberto Thomaz LONDERO
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1999
Subjects:
Scedosporiosis
Scedosporium apiospermum
Dialysis
Peritonitis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3ae31f4c6ddd48b1ad790db68c196b20
Description
Summary:A case of peritonitis due to Scedosporium apiospermum in a boy undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is reported. The finding of suggestive tissual form of the fungus in the effluent hastened the diagnosis of the infection.

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