An Abscess Developing in an Old Subcutaneous Tunnel after Catheter Diversion

Intern Med. 2021 Mar 1;60(5):813-814. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.5839-20. Epub 2020 Sep 30.

Authors

Chiaki Kimura¹, Rikako Oki², Yoshifumi Hamasaki², Masaomi Nangaku²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan.
² Department of Hemodialysis and Apheresis, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: abscess; catheter diversion procedure; exit site infection; peritoneal dialysis; tunnel infection.

MeSH terms

Abscess / diagnostic imaging
Abscess / etiology
Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects
Humans
Peritoneal Dialysis*
Peritonitis*