Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infection with Mycobacterium abscessus: A Rare Cause of Ventriculitis

Mycobacterium abscessus peritonitis and ventriculitis associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunt

“…The second case report was a 67 year old woman who developed drainage from her abdominal site, altered mental status, leukocytosis, and fever 15 days after receiving her second VP shunt [9] . The third case report is a 97 year old woman who presented with drainage from her surgical site after shunt revision [10] .…”