Peritonitis due to Aspergillus niger: diagnostic importance of peritoneal eosinophilia

Sridhar, R.; Thornley-Brown, D.; Kant, K.S.

Peritoneal Dialysis International Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis 10(1): 100-101

1990


ISSN/ISBN: 0896-8608
PMID: 2085565
Document Number: 361993
A case of A. niger peritonitis characterized by peritoneal eosinophilia is reported in a 49-yr-old woman receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. The patient was successfully treated with catheter removal and intravenous amphotericin B (320 mg over 15 d).

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