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10574487

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
We report two cases of progressive renal failure secondary to membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with subclinical septicemia from a tunneled right atrial catheter used for home parenteral nutrition administration. Although the occurrence of line infection and septicemia is a common complication of central venous catheters, a review of the literature reveals only one case report of renal failure secondary to an infected implanted central venous device. Both patients presented with azotemia and had biopsy-proven membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, accompanied by leukocytoclastic vasculitis. In both cases, removal of the right atrial catheter and prolonged antibiotic therapy was effective in resolving the ongoing infection and resulted in marked improvement in renal function. A high index of suspicion for catheter sepsis should be maintained in patients with tunneled right atrial catheters presenting with subacute renal failure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0148-6071
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
363-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Tunneled right atrial catheter infection presenting as renal failure.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports