Topical antifungal treatment cures exit-site fungal infection.

Am J Kidney Dis

Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

Published: October 2002

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Exit-site fungal infection, although rarely reported, may be a critical complication in patients on peritoneal dialysis. There is no optimal treatment of exit-site fungal infection. We report four cases of exit-site infection with Candida parapsilosis. Four-week treatment with topical sulconazole cream was administered. Fungal infection was cured in all patients but followed by exit-site bacterial infection in two patients. The topical application of sulconazole cream is recommended for exit-site fungal infection.

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