Open AccessChylous ascites during peritoneal dialysisin a toddler: a rare complication
Author(s) -
Dipasri Bhattacharya,
Ravi Teja Indla,
Karalanglin Tiewsoh,
Vinay Rathore
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-229848
Subject(s) - medicine , chylous ascites , peritoneal dialysis , complication , ascites , toddler , peritonitis , rare disease , conservative management , chyle , surgery , disease , psychology , developmental psychology
Chylous ascites is a rare complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and is often mistaken for peritonitis. It usually resolves following conservative management and does not pose any risk to the dialysis procedure. We report the case of a 2-year-old boy, who developed chylous ascites at 36 hours of PD and spontaneously resolved within the next 48 hours.