PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - El-Naggar, Walid I. AU - Mersal, Ali Y. AU - Mamoun, Irfan A. TI - Ascites as first presentation of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt infection in a neonate DP - 2005 Jan 01 TA - Neurosciences Journal PG - 99--100 VI - 10 IP - 1 4099 - http://nsj.org.sa/content/10/1/99.short 4100 - http://nsj.org.sa/content/10/1/99.full SO - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2005 Jan 01; 10 AB - Infection is a common complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunts, and ascites is one of the rare manifestations of shunt infection. We report a neonate in whom shunt infection is presented only by ascites. The causative organism, coagulase negative staphylococci, was detected only in the cerebrospinal fluid although peritoneal fluid analysis was consistent with infection. Our patient shows the importance of considering shunt infection when unexplained ascites is the first and only manifestation in neonates with ventriculoperitoneal shunts.