SP502CANCER ANTIGEN 125 AND PROTEIN LEVEL DURING CAPD PERITONITIS

Carbohydrate antigen 125 and carcinoembryonic antigen in the differentiation of tuberculous peritonitis and peritonitis carcinomatosa

Tumor markers could increase in both tuberculous peritonitis and peritonitis carcinomatosa, confusing the differentiation of these diseases. This study aimed to better understand the extent of elevation and diagnostic efficacies of carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA 125), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and combinative use of them in tuberculous peritonitis and peritonitis carcinomatosa. Of 2998 patie...

relationship between serum leptin level and peritonitis in capd patients

Listeria monocytogenes peritonitis during continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)

Outcome following Capd-associated Gram-negative Peritonitis

Divisions of Nephrology and *Infections Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC Received: February, 2002 Revised: May, 2002 Accepted: July, 2002 Address reprint requests to: Dr. Shyi-Yu Chung, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, No 2, Yuh-Der Road, Taichung 404, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: (04) ...

Rhodococcus equi in CAPD-associated peritonitis treated with azithromycin.

A 74-year-old man presented with a 1-day history of abdominal pain and cloudy dialysis fluid. Fifty years previously he had had a left orchidectomy and an inguinal hernia repair had been performed because of an undescended testis. Five years later he was found to have a left hydronephrosis requiring nephrectomy. He had psoriasis and a mild polyarthropathy. Fifteen years before this presentation...