Multiple metastatic infections in a hemodialysis patient with untunneled internal jugular catheter

We present an end‐stage renal disease patient on dialysis with fever. The primary source was right internal jugular vein catheter which had metastatic infections in the body probably via an arteriovenous communication in a cavity in left lung. Patient had right psoas muscle abscess and a left kidney abscess. An 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose‐positron emission spectroscopy scan was done to find out left kidney abscess. A search of literature did not reveal many patients of psoas abscess secondary to infection of hemodialysis access.

Source: Hemodialysis International - June 18, 2013 Category: Hematology Authors: Sandeep Peddi, Rapur Ram, Varalakshmi Devi Boreddy, Sridhar Avssn, Krishna Kishore Chennu, Siva Kumar Vishnubotla Tags: Case Report Source Type: research