Multiple Liver Abscesses Associated with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection : Case Report and Review of the Literature

• Published in: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. 441 - 443
• Main Authors: Yang, Tae Ki, Sim, Ki-Bum
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Liver abscess; Catheter-related infections

Liver abscess following ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting occurs very rarely. We report an unusual case of multiple liver abscesses caused by Staphylococcus capitis in a 50-year-old compromised woman due to a complicating VP shunt infection. We reviewed the nine cases of VP shunt complications repo...