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ArticleJournal of nephrology2024

Rare case of postherpetic abdominal pseudohernia in a patient on peritoneal dialysis.

Agnieszka Przygocka, Giacomo Magnoni, Matilde Picotti, Renato Rapanà, Gaetano La Manna

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Article in Journal of nephrology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Agnieszka PrzygockaNephrology and Dialysis Unit, Santa Maria della Scaletta Hospital, Imola, Italy.
Giacomo MagnoniNephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Matilde PicottiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Renato RapanàNephrology and Dialysis Unit, Santa Maria della Scaletta Hospital, Imola, Italy.
Gaetano La MannaNephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy. gaetano.lamanna@unibo.it.ORCID 0000-0001-5473-8551

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Abstract

Patients affected by chronic kidney disease, especially those requiring maintenance dialysis therapy, are particularly susceptible to infections, including reactivation of herpes zoster and are also at increased risk of herpes zoster complications. Postherpetic abdominal pseudohernia is a rare sequela of the infection, caused by motor neuropathy with muscle paresis, that manifests as an abdominal protrusion. In patients receiving peritoneal dialysis who may often present slight abdominal distension, the diagnosis of this complication may be challenging. We present a case of this rare neurological complication in a patient on peritoneal dialysis and discuss its etiology and management. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of postherpetic abdominal pseudohernia in a patient receiving kidney replacement therapy.

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Herpes ZosterPeritoneal DialysisAntiviral AgentsHumansKidney Failure, ChronicNeuralgia, PostherpeticAntiviral AgentsEnd-stage renal diseaseHerpes zoster infectionPeritoneal dialysisPostherpetic abdominal hernia

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PMID38837002
PMCPMC11519220

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