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Multiple metastatic infections in a hemodialysis patient with untunneled internal jugular catheter
Author(s) -
Peddi Sandeep,
Ram Rapur,
Boreddy Varalakshmi Devi,
Avssn Sridhar,
Chennu Krishna Kishore,
Vishnubotla Siva Kumar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
hemodialysis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1542-4758
pISSN - 1492-7535
DOI - 10.1111/hdi.12060
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , internal jugular vein , abscess , hemodialysis catheter , dialysis catheter , dialysis , catheter , surgery , jugular vein , kidney disease , radiology
We present an end‐stage renal disease patient on dialysis with fever. The primary source was right internal jugular vein catheter which had metastatic infections in the body probably via an arteriovenous communication in a cavity in left lung. Patient had right psoas muscle abscess and a left kidney abscess. An 18 F ‐fluorodeoxyglucose‐positron emission spectroscopy scan was done to find out left kidney abscess. A search of literature did not reveal many patients of psoas abscess secondary to infection of hemodialysis access.