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Case report • Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo 41 (4) • July 1999 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651999000400012   copy

Peritonitis by Scedosporium apiospermum in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Peritonite por Scedosporium apiospermum em paciente sob diálise peritoneal ambulatorial continuada

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A case of peritonitis due to Scedosporium apiospermum in a boy undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is reported. The finding of suggestive tissual form of the fungus in the effluent hastened the diagnosis of the infection.

Scedosporiosis; Scedosporium apiospermum; Dialysis; Peritonitis

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