HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA AND FATAL SEPSIS IN AN INFANT MAINTAINED ON PERITONEAL-DIALYSIS

Authors
NEU AM LEDERMAN HM FIVUSH BA
Citation
Am. Neu et al., HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA AND FATAL SEPSIS IN AN INFANT MAINTAINED ON PERITONEAL-DIALYSIS, Pediatric nephrology, 7(4), 1993, pp. 455-456
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Pediatric nephrology
ISSN journal
0931041X → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
455 - 456
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-041X(1993)7:4<455:HAFSIA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) is a common form of renal replacemen t therapy in children. Recent studies suggest that immunological abnor malities, in particular hypogammaglobulinemia, may develop in children and infants on peritoneal dialysis. We report an infant maintained on CPD who died of gram-negative sepsis. At post-mortem examination, he was noted to have severe panhypogammaglobulinemia.