American Journal of Nephrology
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Peritoneal Eosinophils during Intermittent Peritoneal DialysisPiraino B.M. · Silver M.R. · Dominguez J.H. · Puschett J.B.Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, Presbyterian University and Veterans Administration Hospitals, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA
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Article / Publication Details
Received: February 24, 1982
Accepted: September 18, 1982
Published online: October 22, 2008
Issue release date: 1984
Number of Print Pages: 6
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0250-8095 (Print)
eISSN: 1421-9670 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/AJN
Abstract
Peritoneal eosinophil counts were investigated in 61 intermittent dialysis patients over the course of 1 year. The peritoneal eosinophil percentage fell from 18 ± 2% (mean ± SEM) in the first 2 months of dialysis to 3 ± 0.4% after 6 months of dialysis. Absolute eosinophils per cubic millimeter fell from 586 ± 126 to 61 ± 18 (p < 0.01 for both percentage and absolute values). There was a wide range in the mean eosinophil percentages per patient in the first 6 months of dialysis (0–84%) that narrowed to 0–9% after 6 months. The majority of the high initial eosinophil counts resolved after 2 months. Peripheral eosinophilia was seen in 8 of the 10 patients with the highest mean peritoneal eosinophil percentages during the first 2 months of dialysis. Patients who developed peritonitis had a significantly lower percentage of eosinophils in the first 1.5 months of dialysis than patients who did not develop peritonitis. At the time of diagnosis of peritonitis, the peritoneal eosinophil count was near zero. 4 cases of peritoneal eosinophilia which developed after antibiotic therapy are described.
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Article / Publication Details
Received: February 24, 1982
Accepted: September 18, 1982
Published online: October 22, 2008
Issue release date: 1984
Number of Print Pages: 6
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 0
ISSN: 0250-8095 (Print)
eISSN: 1421-9670 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/AJN
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