TY - JOUR
T1 - Pathological changes in chronic eosinophilic peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patient
AU - Yuzawa, Yukio
AU - Ito, Yasuhiko
AU - Mizuno, Masashi
AU - Sawai, Akiho
AU - Matsuo, Seiichi
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - We report the pathological findings of the peritoneum in a patient with chronic eosinophilic peritonitis. Peripheral blood eosinophilia was confirmed before insertion of Tenckhoff catheter. Eosinophilic peritonitis continued from the second day after initiation of peritoneal dialysis for 18 months. Pathological findings showed numerous eosinophils in peritoneal blood vessels. Mast cells were also detected in the peritoneum, while neoangiogenesis was not prominent. The highly permeable state of the peritoneal membrane may be due to inflammatory mediators, such as tryptase. Mast cells may be involved in high peritoneal permeability in such patients.
AB - We report the pathological findings of the peritoneum in a patient with chronic eosinophilic peritonitis. Peripheral blood eosinophilia was confirmed before insertion of Tenckhoff catheter. Eosinophilic peritonitis continued from the second day after initiation of peritoneal dialysis for 18 months. Pathological findings showed numerous eosinophils in peritoneal blood vessels. Mast cells were also detected in the peritoneum, while neoangiogenesis was not prominent. The highly permeable state of the peritoneal membrane may be due to inflammatory mediators, such as tryptase. Mast cells may be involved in high peritoneal permeability in such patients.
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U2 - 10.1093/ndtplus/sfq080
DO - 10.1093/ndtplus/sfq080
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77956042808
VL - 3
SP - 372
EP - 375
JO - CKJ: Clinical Kidney Journal
JF - CKJ: Clinical Kidney Journal
SN - 2048-8505
IS - 4
ER -