Suga T, Matsumoto Y, Nakajima K, Miyazaki M, Kuramoto T, Yano N, Endoh M, Nomoto Y, Sakai H
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Tokai J Exp Clin Med. 1989 Sep;14(4):315-9.
Acute hydrothorax is a rare complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). We experienced three such cases among patients who started CAPD in our institute between April 1984 and April 1989. One was resolved with pleurodesis using autologous blood. The other two patients were switched to hemodialysis permanently because pleurodesis with autologous blood, tetracycline or OK432 failed. Acute hydrothorax is one important possible complication in CAPD.
