Recurrent abdominal pain caused by a toothpick in a CAPD patient

P S König; F Kronenberg; M Joannidis; P Dietl; K Lhotta

Recurrent abdominal pain caused by a toothpick in a CAPD patient

Adv Perit Dial. 1991:7:96.

Authors

P S König¹, F Kronenberg, M Joannidis, P Dietl, K Lhotta

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Nephrology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.

PMID: 1680466

Abstract

A 27-year-old patient on CAPD presented with febrile illness and abdominal pain suggestive of peritonitis. Dialysis fluid culture yielded Enterococcus. Response to treatment was slow, with pain persisting. Laparotomy revealed a toothpick, which was causing peritoneal irritation. It was unclear how the foreign object entered the peritoneum.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology*
Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Foreign Bodies / complications
Foreign Bodies / diagnosis*
Humans
Male
Peritoneal Cavity*
Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory* / adverse effects
Peritonitis / diagnosis
Peritonitis / etiology
Recurrence