Resumen
The authors describe the first case, to their knowledge, of filamentous Histoplasma capsulatum infection in a ventriculoatrial shunt. A review of the literature on the incidence, etiologies, and symptomatology of shunt-related infections is presented. The pathogenesis and treatment of the fungus-infected shunts are also discussed.
Idioma original | English (US) |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 487-490 |
Número de páginas | 4 |
Publicación | Neurosurgery |
Volumen | 18 |
N.º | 4 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology