title: Hydrocephalus: a fatal late consequence of mumps encephalitis.
abstract: Common and usually self-limited diseases may occasionally have fatal consequences. Hydrocephalus is a very rare complication of mumps, with just a few cases reported in the literature. Here we report a fatal case of hydrocephalus presenting 19 years after mumps encephalitis. The long latency period between encephalitis and hydrocephalus-associated symptoms makes this case particularly interesting.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Legal Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santader, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González-Gil
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Zarrabeitia
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Altuzarra
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Molina
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calvet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications*; D009107:Mumps / Q000150:complications*