Sterile peritonitis with high-dose amino acid-containing peritoneal dialysis solution in children

摘要

In children on peritoneal dialysis (PD), peritonitis is mainly a result of infectious causes (1). However non-infectious causes of peritonitis are recognized. Cloudy PD effluent can be attributed to either cellular or non-cellular constituents of peritoneal fLuid. Polymorpho-nuclear Leukocytes may be increased because of either intra-orjuxta-peritonealinf lamination, or drug-induced chemical peritonitis. Increased eosinophils often represent a response to intraperitoneal (IP) air or an allergy to a component of the dialysis system (2).