Journal of child neurology
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Case Reports
Pleural effusion: beta-trace protein in diagnosing ventriculoperitoneal shunt complications.
Catheter dysfunction is a common complication with ventriculoperitoneal shunts. Apart from infection, obstruction, and leakage, migration of the shunt tip may cause particular problems. ⋯ Different diagnostic methods can be used in this situation. Below we report a case of pleural effusion-without shunt migration-which was revealed to be a shunt complication by quantifying beta-trace protein in the effusion.