Therapeutic Challenges to End-Stage Kidney Disease in a Patient with Tetralogy of Fallot

In this report, we describe the case of an end-stage kidney disease patient with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). A 33-year-old female with TOF was admitted to our hospital with complaints of general fatigue and appetite loss probably due to uremic milieu. She was ultimately treated with peritoneal dialys...

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Main Authors: Ken Ohara, Tetsu Akimoto, Takuya Miki, Naoko Otani, Taro Sugase, Takahiro Masuda, Takuya Murakami, Toshimi Imai, Shin-ichi Takeda, Yasuhiro Ando, Shigeaki Muto, Daisuke Nagata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S32121
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Summary:In this report, we describe the case of an end-stage kidney disease patient with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). A 33-year-old female with TOF was admitted to our hospital with complaints of general fatigue and appetite loss probably due to uremic milieu. She was ultimately treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) with a favorable clinical course. TOF patients with chronic kidney disease are not exceptional, although the currently available information regarding the association between TOF and renal failure severe enough to require dialysis treatment is limited. We also discuss the complex processes of how and why PD was selected as a mode of chronic renal replacement therapy in this case.
ISSN:1179-5476