Peritonitis by Exophiala dermatitidis in a pediatric patient

Fungal peritonitis is frequent on peritoneal dialysis, with rare cases by . A 25-month-old female admitted to the pediatric ICU with acute renal failure was submitted to peritoneal dialysis. After 10 days patient presented fever. Peritoneal fluid culture showed yeast colonies molecularly identified...

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Published inMedical mycology case reports Vol. 24; pp. 18 - 22
Main Authors Pinheiro, Rosângela L, Cognialli, Regielly C R, Barros, Rodolfo C, de A Pinto, Tyane, Cunha, Mariana F M, Tahan, Tony T, Voidaleski, Morgana F, Gomes, Renata R, Becker, Guilherme N, Andrade, Lucas V, Queiroz-Telles, Flavio, Sybren de Hoog, G, Sakiyama, Renata R, Vicente, Vânia A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier 01.06.2019
Subjects
Case Report
Dialysis
Phaeohyphomycosis
Molecular diagnosis
Therapeutic management
Fungal infection
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Summary:Fungal peritonitis is frequent on peritoneal dialysis, with rare cases by . A 25-month-old female admitted to the pediatric ICU with acute renal failure was submitted to peritoneal dialysis. After 10 days patient presented fever. Peritoneal fluid culture showed yeast colonies molecularly identified as . Patient was treated with voriconazole and hemodialysis. The literature was reviewed. Disseminated infections are frequently fatal, but appropriate diagnose and therapeutic led to cure in this case.
ISSN:2211-7539
2211-7539
DOI:10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.02.001