Open AccessChylous peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis
Author(s) -
H. Abid,
Salma Toumi,
H. Chaker,
B. FANDRI,
I. Agrebi,
Najla Dammak,
Fatma Mseddi,
K. Kammoun,
S. Yaïch,
M. Ben Hmida
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bulletin de la dialyse à domicile
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2607-9917
DOI - 10.25796/bdd.v4i3.62623
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , peritonitis , etiology , complication , infectious agent , tuberculosis , catheter , surgery , intensive care medicine , pathology , disease
Chylous peritonitis (CP) is a rare complication in patients on peritoneal dialysis. There are many reasons for this. It can occur as a result of a traumatic insertion of the peritoneal dialysis catheter or secondary to infectious or drug causes. The evolution is favorable at the elimination of the causative agent.
We report 3 cases of PC occurring in 3 patients on peritoneal dialysis. In 2 patients, CP was secondary to calcium channel blockers and in 1 case associated with lymph node tuberculosis. The cessation of the causative agent allowed a clarification of the effluent dialysate. CP is a mild form of non-infectious peritonitis that is often confused with infectious peritonitis. In this article we discuss the etiologies of CPs, the pathophysiology and the conduct to be held in front of a CP.