Ustilago as a Cause of Fungal Peritonitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

J Chase McNeil; Debra L Palazzi

doi:10.1093/jpids/pis043

Ustilago as a Cause of Fungal Peritonitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2012 Dec;1(4):337-9. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pis043. Epub 2012 Apr 5.

Authors

J Chase McNeil¹, Debra L Palazzi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Jm140109@bcm.tmc.edu.
² Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

PMID: 26619426
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pis043

Abstract

Fungal peritonitis is an uncommon complication of ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in children and often necessitates catheter removal, prolonged hospitalization and conversion to hemodialysis. The majority of these infections are due to Candida albicans and related species. We present an uncommon case of peritonitis due to the unusual plant pathogen Ustilago.