Artículo de revista
Fungal peritonitis by Thermoascus crustaceus in a peritoneal dialysis patient from Chile Peritonitis fúngica por Thermoascus crustaceus en un paciente en diálisis peritoneal de Chile
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Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia, Volumen 34, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 225-228
21739188
11301406
10.1016/j.riam.2017.01.004
Autor
Alvarez, Eduardo
Castillo, Alvaro
Iturrieta, Isabel
Institución
Resumen
© 2017 Asociación Española de Micología Background Fungal peritonitis is a relatively uncommon infection in peritoneal dialysis patients. However, it can be associated with significant morbimortality. In recent reports, Candida species and other filamentous fungi have been reported as being aetiological agents. Thermoascus species are ubiquitous, thermophilic fungi, with an anamorph in the Paecilomyces genus. Here we present the first report of fungal peritonitis by Thermoascus crustaceus from Chile. Case report We present the case of an 83-year-old female patient, with a history of cholecystectomy, hernia repair, severe arterial hypertension, hip and knee osteoarthritis and several episodes of peritoneal dialysis with a cloudy exudate. Bacterial cultures were negative. In addition, a history of two months with intermittent fever peaks mainly in the evening was reported. Blood culture bottles inoculated with peritoneal fluid revealed the presence of fungal growth. Morphological and mol
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