Late-onset erythema along a sterile functioning ventriculoperitoneal shunt: case report and review of the literature |
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| Authors: | Hani AbdelAziz Michael Vassilyadi Enrique C. Ventureyra |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, University of Ottawa, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Canada. |
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| Abstract: | CASE REPORT: A 6-year-old boy presented with erythema along the tract of his ventriculoperitoneal shunt 6 years after its insertion; there was no associated CSF infection or shunt malfunction.DISCUSSION: The question of what to do in such a situation is addressed. The possible causes of the erythema are discussed, as well as its management, and the literature is reviewed. |
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