Candida peritonitis: successful treatment with CAPD in two patients

The authors treated seven patients with CAPD between September 1986 and December 1990. In two of them Candida peritonitis was observed. The pathogen proved to be Candida albicans in both cases. The traditional antimycotic treatment resulted in a temporary improvement in both patients; complete healing was only achieved after removal of the Tenckhoff catheter. Subsequently both patients were put to haemodialysis. Successful renal transplantation was performed two weeks and three months, respectively, after removal of the catheter. The authors' experience supports the opinion that removal of the Tenckhoff catheter constitutes the most important move in the management of Candida peritonitis.