Shunt Nephritis and Pyogenic Spondylitis With a Positive PR3-ANCA Associated With Chronically Infected Ventriculoatrial Shunt
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.02.013
Abstract: INTRODUCTION S hunt nephritis is a rare complication mostly described in the setting of chronic infection of ventriculoatrial (VA) shunts inserted for the treatment of congenital or acquired hydrocephalus. The diagnosis of shunt nephritis is… read more here.
Keywords: pyogenic spondylitis; shunt nephritis; spondylitis positive; pr3 anca ... See more keywords
Shunt Nephritis: An Increasingly Unfamiliar Diagnosis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.017
Abstract: BACKGROUND Shunt nephritis is a rare, reversible immune-complex mediated complication of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt infection that can progress to end-stage renal disease and even death if diagnosis is delayed. CASE DESCRIPTION The present case… read more here.
Keywords: nephritis increasingly; diagnosis; shunt nephritis; increasingly unfamiliar ... See more keywords