A Rare Case of Extensive Eggshell Intestinal Wall Peritoneal Calcification in a Long-Term Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis Patient

Erasmia Sampani; Chrysostomos Dimitriadis; Efstratios Kasimatis; Evangelos Memmos; Aikaterini Papagianni

doi:10.1155/2022/2104120

A Rare Case of Extensive Eggshell Intestinal Wall Peritoneal Calcification in a Long-Term Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis Patient

Case Rep Nephrol. 2022 Sep 26:2022:2104120. doi: 10.1155/2022/2104120. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Erasmia Sampani¹, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis¹, Efstratios Kasimatis¹, Evangelos Memmos¹, Aikaterini Papagianni¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital "Hippokratio", Thessaloniki, Greece.

Abstract

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare but rather serious complication of long-term peritoneal dialysis. The etiology of EPS is multifactorial, with long-term peritoneal dialysis, multiple peritonitis episodes, and uncontrolled hyperparathyroidism considered to be major risk factors for this often life-threatening condition. We report a case of a 55-year-old female patient with Down syndrome and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) with extensive intestinal peritoneal calcifications and a rather uncomplicated long follow-up.

Publication types

Case Reports