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- Jacob Mazza, Michael G Brandel, Jeffrey A Steinberg, and Hoi Sang U.
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- World Neurosurg. 2020 Jun 1; 138: 242-245.
BackgroundComplications of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts include migration into various anatomic compartments and even extrusion through tissue layers.Case DescriptionA 31-year-old female patient with a VP shunt presented with distal shunt tubing extruding through the skin at the level of the inguinal ligament. Shunt hardware was removed, and cultures grew Dermacoccus. The patient was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics and underwent placement of a lumboperitoneal shunt.ConclusionsDermacoccus is a gram-positive skin organism with rare human pathogenicity and not previously known to cause shunt infections.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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