title: Mumps hydrocephalus ameliorated with external drainage.
abstract: Mumps is still one of the most common childhood diseases in areas where national immunization has not been implemented. Although central nervous system manifestation is not so uncommon, hydrocephalus secondary to mumps is very rare. In this report, we present a toddler who developed severe hydrocephalus during mumps infection, which resolved via timely cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) drainage. We would like to emphasize early intervention for CSF external drainage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Güler
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kanra
authors.forename: Metehan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozen
authors.forename: Ateş
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Serhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Küpeli
authors.forename: Ilker
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Devrim
authors.forename: A Bülent
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cengiz
authors.forename: Nejat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akalan
mesh_terms: D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D009107:Mumps / Q000150:complications*