Cerebrospinal fluid ascites.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) ascites can be a refractory problem in the management of patients with hydrocephalus developing as a result of tuberculous meningitis. A young 17-year-old patient developed CSF ascites due to the drainage of CSF into the peritoneal cavity via a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The ascites failed to resolve despite repeated courses of antituberculous chemotherapy. Eventually diversion of CSF away from the peritoneal cavity through a ventriculoatrial shunt relieved the ascites
Yaqoob
Nayyar
N
Department of Medicine, Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi. nayyar21@hotmail.com
Abbasi
Shahid Mumtaz
SM
Hussain
Liaqat
L
D000293:Adolescent; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*