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Glomerulonephritis after ventriculo-atrial shunt

J Vella¹, M Carmody, E Campbell

¹Department of Nephrology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

QJM : Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians

|December 1, 1995

Summary

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Cerebrospinal fluid shunts can lead to glomerulonephritis (GN) years after placement. Prompt treatment, including shunt removal and antibiotics, significantly improved kidney function in affected patients.

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Nephrology
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Infectious Disease

Background:

Glomerulonephritis (GN) is a kidney disease.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts are used to treat hydrocephalus.
A potential link between CSF shunts and GN exists.