Ventriculoperitoneal shunt presenting as umbilical CSF fistula
An umbilical cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula following a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is an extremely rare complication. The shunt can get blocked and infected and present as purulent umbilical discharge. We report an 11-month-old female infant who presented with recurrent purulent umbilical di...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=12;spage=6276;epage=6278;aulast=Yeola |