Abstract

A 30-year-old patient treated with CCPD presented with genital ulcers and a culture-negative peritonitis. Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) was cultured from the effluent and the genital lesions. Primary HSV-2 infection was diagnosed by serology. This is the first documented case of PD peritonitis caused by HSV-2. We speculate that cases of culture-negative PD peritonitis may be due to recurrences of genital herpes.

Author Details

Authors

• J. Liesker
• A.-M. van Elsacker-Niele
• R. Blanken
• C. Halma

Departments

• Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Center Leeuwarden,
• ² Department of Medical Microbiology, Public Health Laboratory,
• ³ Department of Dermatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

Address

C. Halma MD, PhD PO Box 888 8901 BR Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Email: [email protected]

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