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. 2022 Dec 1;49(12):838-840.
doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001671. Epub 2022 Jul 6.

Gonococcal Infection and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts

Megan Culler Freeman  1 , Alexandra Lazzara  2 , Tyler Lennon  2 , John McAteer  2 , Matthew Pease  3 , Roberta Sefcik  3 , Ana Radovic-Stakic  1 , Aaron M Milstone  2 , Andrew Nowalk  1 , Maria Trent  2
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Gonococcal Infection and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts

Megan Culler Freeman et al. Sex Transm Dis. .

Abstract

Neisseria gonorrhoea e and Chlamydia trachomatis are pathogens commonly isolated in pelvic inflammatory disease. Neisseria gonorrhoea e may uncommonly spread outside the urogenital tract to cause complications. We present 2 cases of adolescents with ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection due to N. gonorrhoea e, requiring shunt externalization.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Abdominal US demonstrating fluid collection measuring 3.0 x 2.4 cm (red arrow) near the shunt tip of Case 1.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Coronal view of contrasted CT abdomen & pelvis showing small multiloculated fluid collections with the largest measuring 5.3 x 1.8 cm (Red arrow).
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
CSF Gram stain showing Gram negative diplococci, later identified as N. gonorrhoeae
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