Lopez Alison A, Kazina Colin, Del Bigio Marc R, Fanella Sergio
Independent scholar, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Section of Neurosurgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
J Assoc Med Microbiol Infect Dis Can. 2020 Mar 4;5(1):35-38. doi: 10.3138/jammi.2019-0020. eCollection 2020 Mar.
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction is commonly seen with infection. Fungal cases are rare. We report the case of an infant with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection who presented with accelerated head growth. Cerebrospinal fluid cultures demonstrated . She was successfully treated with device removal and 3 weeks of intravenous antifungal therapy. This case highlights challenges with the diagnosis and treatment of fungal shunt infections.
脑室腹腔分流术故障常见于感染。真菌性病例罕见。我们报告一例患有脑室腹腔分流感染且头围加速增长的婴儿病例。脑脊液培养显示……她通过移除分流装置及3周的静脉抗真菌治疗成功治愈。该病例凸显了真菌性分流感染的诊断和治疗挑战。
