Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis with encapsulated ascites due to Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massilience and subsp. bolletii: a case series and literature review

• Published in: Renal replacement therapy Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 15 - 8
• Main Authors: Nagasaka, Tomoki, Uchiyama, Kiyotaka, Shirai, Ryoichi, Mitsuno, Ryunosuke, Maruki, Tomomi, Hama, Eriko Yoshida, Sugita, Erina, Kusahana, Ei, Sumura, Rena, Nakayama, Takashin, Kinugasa, Satoshi, Morimoto, Kohkichi, Ishibashi, Yoshitaka, Washida, Naoki, Itoh, Hiroshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer Nature B.V 29.03.2023; BMC
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adhesives; Ascites; Blood tests; Catheters; Diabetic nephropathy; Dialysate; Encapsulated ascites; Hemodialysis; Infections; Inflammation; Intestinal obstruction; Mycobacterium abscessus; Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. bolletii; Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massilience; Non-tuberculous mycobacterium; Patients; Peritoneal dialysis; Peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis; Peritonitis; Systematic review; Tomography

Abstract Background As there is no established standard of care for non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis, its treatments have to be case-dependent, which is often difficult. Additionally, several reported cases were accompanied by encapsulated ascites, adh...