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Query: UMLS:C0341503 (bacterial peritonitis)
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Fungal peritonitis is a rare but serious complication in children on peritoneal dialysis. Clinical presentation of fungal peritonitis is similar to bacterial peritonitis and Candida spp. are the most common agent. Fungal peritonitis has been usually associated with high morbidity, mortality and its treatment is difficult. In this report, we present an infant with Acremonium spp. peritonitis. A 7-month-old boy with Down syndrome, congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension and congestive heart failure required peritoneal dialysis for his persistent pulmonary oedema and symptomatic hyponatremia. Acremonium spp. peritonitis developed while he was on extended spectrum antibiotics and fluconazole. The patient was successfully treated with peritoneal dialysis catheter removal and liposomal amphotericin B. The case was presented to draw attention to a rare cause of peritonitis -Acremonium spp. - in a paediatric patient.
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PMID:Acremonium spp. peritonitis in an infant. 1842 22

Pregnancy in women with portal hypertension is high risk due to the danger of variceal haemorrhage, which complicates 15-34% of cases. Variceal bleeding in pregnancy to women with non-cirrhotic portal hypertension is associated with increased risk of abortion (29%) and perinatal death (33%). Pregnancy in women with cirrhosis while less common due to hypogonadism, is associated with additional potential complications of hepatic decompensation and encephalopathy (10%), hepatorenal syndrome, ascites and bacterial peritonitis. Pregnancy in women with cirrhotic portal hypertension is associated with maternal death in 1.6%, and fetal loss in 10-66%. We present a case of non-cirrhotic portal hypertension in pregnancy, discussing two other potential critical complications of portal hypertension in pregnancy, splenic artery aneurysm (SAA) and pulmonary hypertension.
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PMID:Portal hypertension in pregnancy - Concealed perils. 3309 67