Chronic Leptomeningitis and Spinal Intradural Mass Secondary to Alternaria Infection in a Patient with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt.

Sanjeet Singh DadwalRussell ThompsonRahul JandialBernard TegtmeierMike Yue Chen

Published in: Case reports in infectious diseases (2016)

Fungal infection following placement of ventriculostomy or ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is uncommon. We report the first case of Alternaria related central nervous system (CNS) shunt infection in a patient with CNS ependymoma manifesting as leptomeningitis and a spinal intradural mass. This case illustrates the diagnostic and management challenges.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
spinal cord
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blood brain barrier
pulmonary hypertension
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