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| Year : 2003 |
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Tuberculous Peritonitis in Patients on Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis: Case Reports
Ghulam Hassan Malik, Ali Swaid Al-Harbi, Suleiman Al-Mohaya, Mohammad Kechrid, Mohammad Sabry Sheita, Osman Azhari
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Security Forces Hospital Program, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Correspondence Address:
Ghulam Hassan Malik
Consultant Nephrologist, Security Forces Hospital Program, P.O. Box 3643, Riyadh 11481
Saudi Arabia
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PMID: 17657092 
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Two cases of tuberculous (TB) peritonitis on chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) are described. The cases were diagnosed by positive acid fast bacilli (AFB) culture from the PD fluid effluent. Catheter removal and transfer to hemodialysis were needed in one, while the other remained on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. The patients recovered with antituberculous therapy. A high index of suspicion for early diagnosis and treatment is emphasized. A six-month course of anti-TB drugs for TB peritonitis is a viable option of therapy.
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