Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-associated Histoplasma capsulatum peritonitis: a case report and literature review

Table 1 Literature review for previously reported cases of CAPD-associated Histoplasma capsulatum peritonitis

No.	Reported year, country	Age/ gender	Duration of CAPD	Previous BP (No.)	Clinical presentation	PD fluid analysis	Catheter removal	Treatment	Reference
1	2018, USA	63/F	4 years	Yes (2)	Abdominal pain, fever	WBC 2173 cells/mm³, 96% Ne	No	NA	[7]
2	2012, USA	75/M	> 2 years	Yes (2)	Abdominal pain, fever	WBC 562 cells/mm³	Yes	ITZ for 1 year	[8]
3	2010, USA	62/M	4 years	No	Abdominal pain, no fever	WBC 180 cells/mm³, 41% Ne	Yes	ITZ for 6 months	[9]
4	2006, USA	27/F	NA	NA	Cloudy PD	WBC 377 cells/mm³, 88% Ne	Yes	AmBD for 2 weeks and ITZ for 2 months	[10]
5	1994, Brazil	64/F	4 months	No (1)	Abdominal pain, cloudy PD	WBC 2133 cells/mm³, 95% Ne	Yes	AmBD, unknown duration	[11]
6	1993, Brazil	50/F	2 years	NA	Abdominal pain, fever	NA	Yes	AmBD, unknown duration	[12]
7	1991, Hong Kong	46/M	2 years	Yes (1)	Abdominal pain, fever	WBC 370 cells/mm³	No	FCZ, 5-FC, AmBD, unknown duration	[13]

Abbreviations: AmBD amphotericin B, BP bacterial peritonitis, CAPD continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, F female, FCZ fluconazole, ITZ itraconazole, M male, Ne neutrophil, No. number, PD peritoneal dialysis, WBC white blood cell, 5-FC flucytosine, USA United States of America, NA not available

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