A rare and important case of Staphylococcus haemolyticus‐associated ventricular atrial shunt nephritis

Shunt nephritis is a rare and relatively new diagnosis involving glomerular kidney damage following ventriculoperitoneal and ventriculoatrial shunt placement. Our case report summarizes the presentation, diagnostic workup, and management of a patient with shunt nephritis. We also review and discuss...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Suen, Kyle, Mashhadian, Ardavan, Figarsky, Ian, Payumo, Jeff, Liu, Antonio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715587/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29225846
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1251
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Sumario:Shunt nephritis is a rare and relatively new diagnosis involving glomerular kidney damage following ventriculoperitoneal and ventriculoatrial shunt placement. Our case report summarizes the presentation, diagnostic workup, and management of a patient with shunt nephritis. We also review and discuss the current literature on the topic.

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