Bacteroides Peritonitis Associated With Colon Cancer
Bacteroides Peritonitis Associated With Colon Cancer
Peritonitis is not an uncommon complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). We report a case of Bacteroides fragilis-induced bacterial peritonitis, probably due to clinically occult malignancy, in a 76-year-old woman on CAPD.
Peritonitis is not an unusual complication of CAPD. An average of two thirds of patients on CAPD have peritonitis during the first year of dialysis, and recurrent peritonitis complicates the course of many of these patients. Occasionally, an unusual bacterium will be encountered, signifying an underlying process not directly associated with CAPD. We report the case of a 76-year-old woman in whom Bacteroides fragilis-induced bacterial peritonitis probably originated from clinically occult malignancy.
Peritonitis is not an uncommon complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). We report a case of Bacteroides fragilis-induced bacterial peritonitis, probably due to clinically occult malignancy, in a 76-year-old woman on CAPD.
Peritonitis is not an unusual complication of CAPD. An average of two thirds of patients on CAPD have peritonitis during the first year of dialysis, and recurrent peritonitis complicates the course of many of these patients. Occasionally, an unusual bacterium will be encountered, signifying an underlying process not directly associated with CAPD. We report the case of a 76-year-old woman in whom Bacteroides fragilis-induced bacterial peritonitis probably originated from clinically occult malignancy.
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