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Anorexia in a hemodialysis patient due to pneumatosis intestinalis: A case report.

Daisuke SonKazuoki InoueYoung LeeMinako KamimotoShintaro ImaokaShiori YamamotoToshihiro HamadaShin-Ichi TaniguchiMasahiko Koda
Published in: Journal of general and family medicine (2021)
We report a case of pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) in a hemodialysis patient who presented with anorexia and nausea. Anorexia with postprandial nausea can be caused by gastrointestinal diseases, with one of the rare causes being PI. PI may occur in hemodialysis patients, but it is rarely reported. We experienced a case of benign PI in a hemodialysis patient, for whom the conservative treatment with antibiotics improved the patient's clinical symptoms. In patients with PI, it is important to rule out potentially life-threatening complications, such as the presence of hepatic intraportal gas on CT scan.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • computed tomography
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • end stage renal disease
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • risk factors
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  • depressive symptoms
  • metabolic syndrome