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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Medknow Publications and Staff Society of Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India
ISSN: 0022-3859
EISSN: 0022-3859
Vol. 46, No. 1, 2000, pp. 37-38
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Bioline Code: jp00012
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol. 46, No. 1, 2000, pp. 37-38
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Case Report - Round Worm Migration Along Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Tract: A Rare Complication
Agarwal P, Malapure SM, Gupta R, Mane P, Parelkar S, Oak SN
Abstract
Though a ventriculoperitoneal shunt has been associated with myriads of unusual complications, so has been that with roundworms. A case of a three-year-old boy is presented who had an unusual complication of roundworm migration along the shunt tract that presented as shunt tract infection.
Keywords
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt, Complication, Ascariasis
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