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Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections of peritoneal dialysis catheter exit sites have rarely been reported in patients on peritoneal dialysis. We report here a case of Mycobacterium abscessus exit site infection with abdominal wall abscess formation in an adolescent on peritoneal dialysis, which required long-term antibiotic therapy, peritoneal dialysis catheter removal, and surgical debridement of the abscess. Nontuberculous mycobacteria should be considered as a possible causative organism for an exit site infection that fails to respond to usual antibiotic therapy. Nontuberculous mycobacterial exit site infections may require peritoneal dialysis catheter removal and surgical debridement.
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Ellis, E.N., Schutze, G.E. & Wheeler, J.G. Nontuberculous mycobacterial exit-site infection and abscess in a peritoneal dialysis patient. Pediatr Nephrol 20, 1016–1018 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-005-1870-4
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