Trichosporon beigelii peritonitis in a HIV-positive patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Peritonitis, the commonest complication of peritoneal dialysis, is usually bacterial in origin. Fungal peritonitis is rarely encountered. We are reporting a rare case of fungal peritonitis caused by Trichosporon beigelii in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoned dialysis (CAPD), who was HIV positive.