Alothman Adel, Al Khurmi Abdulrahman, Al Sadoon Sadoon, AlHejaili Fayez
Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2008 May;19(3):428-30.
Brucellosis is endemic in Saudi Arabia. Brucella peritonitis is an uncommon clinical condition. We herewith report a 67-year-old man with chronic renal failure on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) for four months, who developed chronic brucella peritonitis. Peritoneal fluid grew brucella species with positive brucella serology.
布鲁氏菌病在沙特阿拉伯呈地方性流行。布鲁氏菌性腹膜炎是一种罕见的临床病症。我们在此报告一名67岁男性,他因慢性肾衰竭接受持续非卧床腹膜透析(CAPD)四个月,之后患上了慢性布鲁氏菌性腹膜炎。腹透液培养出布鲁氏菌属,布鲁氏菌血清学检查呈阳性。