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Green Nails, Red Alert: An Unusual Exit site infection Presentation

Published:2024-03-06 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0896-8608
Container-title:Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
language:en
Short-container-title:Perit Dial Int

Author:

Nakamura Takuto¹^ORCID,Yamauchi Marino²,Sonoda Shinichiro²,Aharen Daigo²,Ikemura Masaki²,Kohagura Kentaro³,Kusunose Kenya²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Internal Medicine, Nishizaki Hospital, Okinawa, Japan

2. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology and Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

3. Department of Nephrology, Dialysis Unit, University Hospital of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

Abstract

Green nail syndrome is an infectious nail disorder caused most commonly by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We report a rare case of peritoneal dialysis (PD) exit site infection (ESI) accompanied by P. aeruginosa-associated green nail syndrome. The patient was treated with oral and topical antibiotics without the need for PD catheter removal. We aim to emphasise the importance of nail assessment for ESI in patients undergoing PD.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08968608241234529

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