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Case Reports
. 2013 Nov;24(6):1203-6.
doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.121291.

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis

M M Cisse  1 , D Dia, S M Seck, M Cisse, E F Ka, S Gueye, A O L Tall, A Niang, B Diouf
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Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis

M M Cisse et al. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2013 Nov.

Abstract

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare but potentially lethal complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Peritoneal tuberculosis is considered an etiologic factor. We report a case of EPS in a 40-year-old man who was switched to hemodialysis because of peritoneal tuberculosis after 2 years of PD. Because of the persistence of gastrointestinal symptoms and cachexia, laparoscopic exploration was performed, which revealed an important thickening of the peritoneal membrane sheathing the intestinal loops. Accordingly, a diagnosis of EPS was made. Anti-tuberculosis treatment associated with a low dose of corticosteroids stabilized the disease.

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