Life-Threatening Noninfectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis in an Infant with End-Stage Kidney Disease
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Laboratory Data | Pleural Effusion | Dialysate Fluid | Serum |
---|---|---|---|
Protein (g/L) | 4 | 2 | 47 |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 7.493 | 25.364 | 7.604 |
Laboratory Data | Dialysate Fluid | Serum |
---|---|---|
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 4.396 | 3.277 |
Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.311 | 5.569 |
Albumin (g/L) | 2 | 29 |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 7.493 | 5.717 |
Protein (g/L) | 6 | 52 |
Lactate dehydrogenase (µkat/L) | 0.433 | 3.9 |
WBC (109/L) | 0.002 | N/A |
RBC (1012/L) | 0.000027 | N/A |
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Teng, C.-T.; Tang, Y.-H.; Wang, H.-H.; Lee, Y.-S.; Liu, C.-S.; Tsao, P.-C.; Guo, M.-C.; Chen, H.-L.; Lin, C.-H. Life-Threatening Noninfectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis in an Infant with End-Stage Kidney Disease. Pediatr. Rep. 2025, 17, 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric17050100
Teng C-T, Tang Y-H, Wang H-H, Lee Y-S, Liu C-S, Tsao P-C, Guo M-C, Chen H-L, Lin C-H. Life-Threatening Noninfectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis in an Infant with End-Stage Kidney Disease. Pediatric Reports. 2025; 17(5):100. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric17050100
Chicago/Turabian StyleTeng, Chao-Ting, Yi-Hsuan Tang, Hsin-Hui Wang, Yu-Sheng Lee, Chin-Su Liu, Pei-Chen Tsao, Meei-Chyi Guo, Hui-Lan Chen, and Chien-Hung Lin. 2025. "Life-Threatening Noninfectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis in an Infant with End-Stage Kidney Disease" Pediatric Reports 17, no. 5: 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric17050100
APA StyleTeng, C.-T., Tang, Y.-H., Wang, H.-H., Lee, Y.-S., Liu, C.-S., Tsao, P.-C., Guo, M.-C., Chen, H.-L., & Lin, C.-H. (2025). Life-Threatening Noninfectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis in an Infant with End-Stage Kidney Disease. Pediatric Reports, 17(5), 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric17050100