Candida haemulonii: Causa infrecuente de peritonitis asociada a diálisis peritoneal

Abstract

Fungal peritonitis represents 3 to 6% of peritonitis in dialysis patients. It is an important cause of morbidity, mortality and technique failure. The most frequently isolated microorganism is Candida albicans; however, in recent years there are an increasing number of cases of non Candida albicans and other fungal peritonitis. Candida haemulonii causes human infections, but it is unusual in dialysis patients. There is one reported case of peritonitis in a dialysis patient. C. haemulonii generates certain diagnostic and therapeutic challenges because it is a complex of three species that can only be differentiated by specialized molecular methods and additionally, has a multidrug resistance profile. We describe the case of a dialysis patient with C. haemulonii peritonitis.