Case report: the unexpected culprit for multiple shunt revisions
Male
Reoperation
Silicones
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
3. Good health
03 medical and health sciences
Postoperative Complications
0302 clinical medicine
Child, Preschool
Hypersensitivity
Humans
Hydrocephalus
DOI:
10.1007/s00381-019-04089-0
Publication Date:
2019-02-26T04:26:27Z
AUTHORS (2)
ABSTRACT
Silicone allergy in patients with ventricular shunts is uncommon hence easily missed. However, there are clinical features that could assist in identifying and diagnosing this condition. We discuss a case where a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt presented to us with features suggestive of silicone allergy.
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