Peritoneal Dialysis-associated Peritonitis: Early Detection with 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Peritonitis is a common and serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). We present the case of a 39-year-old man in a PD program who suffered a septic shock of unknown origin. 18 F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) was performed to find the source of infection after clinical improvement and prolonged antibiotic therapy. PET/CT revealed several abdominopelvic hypermetabolic foci consistent with PD-associated peritonitis, but it was not confirmed neither by clinical evaluation nor peritoneal fluid culture. Twelve days later, the patient developed clinical symptoms compatible with peritonitis, and subsequent dialysis effluent culture was positive for Streptococcus vestibularis.
DOI: 10.25259/ijnm_14_25
Authors: Juan Pablo Suárez Fernández, Laura Rodríguez-Díaz, María Luz Domínguez Grande, Carmen Vigil Díaz, Noelia Martín Fernández, Francisco Manuel González García
Institution: Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias
Language: English
Subfield: Nephrology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7155043974