Trichosporon beigelii peritonitis associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis Peritonite por Trichosporon beigelii associada com diálise peritoneal ambulatorial continuada

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Jorge O. Lopes, Sydney H. Alves, Jeni P. Benevenga, Antonio C. Rosa, Vera C. Gomez
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1994
• Subjects: Peritonitis; Trichosporon beigelii; Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651994000200005; https://doaj.org/article/861bf1466d024aea9e59462d22889c7d

This paper reports a case of peritonitis caused by Trichosporon beigelii in a woman submitted to continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Diagnosis was established by direct examination and culture of dialysis effluent. É relatado um caso de peritonite por Trichosporon beigelii em mulher submetida a tratamento por diálise peritoneal ambulatorial continuada. O diagnóstico foi feito pelo exame direto e isolamento do fungo em cultivo do dialisado.