Open AccessEncapsulating peritoneal sclerosis associated with Burkholderia pseudomallei peritonitis
Author(s) -
Zakaria Aulia,
Wan Ahmad Syahril Rozli Wan Ali,
Mohammad Arif Shahar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.248318
Subject(s) - burkholderia pseudomallei , medicine , continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , melioidosis , peritonitis , peritoneal dialysis , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , bacteria , genetics , biology
Burkholderia pseudomallei is a known motile organism in soil. Its infection is usually described in immunocompromised patients. It inflicts serious infection with high mortality and morbidity rate. We report a rare case of an end-stage renal disease patient on regular continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (PD) who developed melioidosis PD peritonitis. Within a short period of time, she developed encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis evidenced by the intraoperative findings of intraabdominal cocooning. Choice and duration of antibiotic are important for proper eradication of the organism. Early diagnosis and treatment of both conditions also may improve the prognoses.