[Peritoneovenous shunt complicating a glomerulonephritis associated with bacteremia. Description of a clinical case]

We report the case of a patient who exhibited a complication following implantation of the LeVeen valve. This is the first example of a delayed complication in our experience, occurring approximately 3 years after the implantation. Biochemical and clinical data showed bacteremia due to meningococci resulting from the valve (and this was subsequently confirmed by microbiological data).