Patel Umesh O, Fox Susan R, Moy James N, Korbet Stephen M
Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Semin Dial. 2011 May-Jun;24(3):338-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2011.00937.x.
A 28-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease maintained on peritoneal dialysis developed a hyperpigmented macular pruritic rash on multiple parts of her body associated with an eosinophilia of 22%. The consulting allergist suspected a silicone allergy from the peritoneal dialysis catheter. A patch test confirmed this diagnosis. Treatment with both topical and systemic steroids was ineffective. Following a living nonrelated renal transplant and removal of the catheter the rash and eosinophilia resolved.
