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TUBERCULOUS AND FUNGAL PERITONITIS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS

Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Tung Wah Hospital,¹ and Queen Mary Hospital,² Hong Kong SAR, PR China

Correspondence to: S.L. Lui, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Tung Wah Hospital, 12, Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong SAR, PR China. sllui{at}hku.hk

Tuberculous and fungal infections are two relatively uncommon but important causes of peritonitis in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The clinical features, diagnosis, and management of these two special forms of CAPD-related peritonitis are highlighted in this article.

KEY WORDS: Tuberculous peritonitis; fungal peritonitis; peritonitis.

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