RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ascites as first presentation of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt infection in a neonate
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 99
OP 100
VO 10
IS 1
A1 Walid I. El-Naggar
A1 Ali Y. Mersal
A1 Irfan A. Mamoun
YR 2005
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/10/1/99.abstract
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.