Reinsertion of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter in a Patient With Nocardial Peritonitis and Tunnel Abscess.

Abstract

Nocardial peritonitis is rare and difficult to diagnose and treat in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Nocardia-related PD peritonitis has high mortality. There is not much data on the reinsertion of peritoneal dialysis catheters after PD peritonitis. We describe a case of nocardial peritonitis associated with septic shock necessitating Tenckhoff catheter removal. After appropriate treatment with 7 months of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, the PD catheter was reinserted. After 1 year, the patient continues to be on CAPD without recurrence.