Pleuroperitoneal communication-associated pleuritis as an uncommon cause of fever of unknown origin in a child on peritoneal dialysis: a case report
Pleuroperitoneal communication (PPC) is a rare mechanical complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD), which causes dialysate to move from the peritoneal cavity to the pleural cavity, resulting in pleural effusion. Typically, PPC is discovered through pleural effusion in PD patients who are not in volu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology
2023-06-01
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| Series: | Childhood Kidney Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://chikd.org/upload/pdf/ckd-23-008.pdf |