Alternaria alternata peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis | Zendy

Y. Guedri | Zendy; Najla Dammek | Zendy; A. Yaacoub | Zendy; Sinda Mrabet | Zendy; W. Sahtout | Zendy; A. Azzabi | Zendy; Safa Nouira | Zendy; D. Zellama | Zendy; A. Fathallah | Zendy; BenSaid Moncef | Zendy; Abdellatif Achour | Zendy

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Alternaria alternata peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Author(s) -

Y. Guedri,

Najla Dammek,

A. Yaacoub,

Sinda Mrabet,

W. Sahtout,

A. Azzabi,

Safa Nouira,

D. Zellama,

A. Fathallah,

BenSaid Moncef,

Abdellatif Achour

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 2320-3838

pISSN - 1319-2442

DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.220862

Subject(s) - medicine , alternaria alternata , peritonitis , discontinuation , peritoneal dialysis , continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , candida albicans , complication , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , horticulture , biology

Fungal peritonitis is a serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) leading to loss of ultrafiltration and discontinuation of PD treatment. The most frequently isolated fungi are Candida albicans and, filamentous fungi such Alternaria alternata species are found only rarely. We report the case of a 75-year-old woman who developed peritonitis due to this black fungus.

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