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Application of Dorzagliatin in peritoneal dialysis patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A case report.
World J Diabetes
January 2025
Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Haidian Hospital, Beijing 100080, China.
Background: Treating diabetes in dialysis patients remains a challenge, with many hypoglycemic drugs requiring dose adjustments or avoidance in these patients.
Case Summary: This report describes an 83-year-old female patient with a 30-year history of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) who had struggled to control her blood sugar for more than a year. She had a history of high blood pressure for 30 years, had undergone continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for more than two years, was 163 cm tall, weighed 77 kg, and had a body mass index of 28.
Methylobacterium populi Peritonitis Associated with Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
December 2024
Hospital Infection Control Center, Oita University Hospital, Oita, Japan.
Methylobacterium populi is a fastidious, pink-pigmented, Gram-negative bacterium that has been isolated from poplar trees that are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere in both temperate and subtropical regions. Herein, we report a novel case of M. populi peritonitis associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypocalcemia-induced seizures in a peritoneal dialysis (PD) patient: A case report.
Clin Case Rep
October 2024
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences Omdurman Islamic University Khartoum Sudan.
Article Synopsis
- A thorough evaluation is essential for managing seizures related to hypocalcemia, both during the seizure episode and post-recovery, to identify underlying causes for optimal treatment outcomes.* -
- The case of a 22-year-old female with end-stage kidney disease illustrates the complications of seizures, hypocalcemia, and vitamin D deficiency, which improved with targeted treatment.* -
- Proper management and adherence to therapy can effectively prevent future hypocalcemic seizures in patients with similar health challenges.*
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Due to Bacillus licheniformis in an Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis: A Rare Presentation Linked to Avian Exposure.
Cureus
September 2024
Internal Medicine, Al-Makassed Hospital, Jenin, PSE.
Article Synopsis
- * He experienced severe abdominal pain and fever, prompting tests that identified Gram-positive bacilli as the cause.
- * The patient improved after receiving targeted treatment and highlights the importance of considering unusual pathogens and environmental factors in peritonitis management for dialysis patients.
PD-related peritonitis from caused by poor PD catheter belt hygiene.
Perit Dial Int
September 2024
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated fungal peritonitis, although rare, presents significant challenges in diagnosis and management. Here, we present the first case of PD-related peritonitis attributed to and highlight a potential route of infection through contamination from the PD catheter belt. A 37-year-old female, with a history of heart and lung transplantation and undergoing continuous ambulatory PD, presented with acute abdominal pain and cloudy PD effluent (PDE).
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