<i>Trichosporon</i> peritonitis following duodenal perforation

• Main Authors: Kalawat Usha, Sharma Krishna
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
• Series: The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
• Subjects: Duodenal perforation; fungal peritonitis; <i> Trichosporon</i>
• Online Access: http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2010;volume=16;issue=1;spage=43;epage=45;aulast=Kalawat

Fungal peritonitis, which was once a rare entity, is becoming increasingly common due to various immunocompromised conditions. <i>Candida</i> species are considered the common cause of fungal peritonitis in most cases. However, at present, other yeasts and filamentous fungi are replacing the dominance of <i>Candida albicans</i> as well as other <i>Candida</i> species. <i>Trichosporon</i> species are widely distributed in nature and are normal flora in the gastrointestinal tract of humans. Ever since the report of disseminated trichosporonosis in 1970, several cases of infections by various <i>Trichosporon</i> species in different clinical patients have been published. Here, we present a patient with <i>Trichosporon</i> peritonitis after duodenal perforation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of its kind from India.