Acute tetraventricular hydrocephalus caused by mumps meningoencephalitis in a child.
Mumps is one of the common causes of childhood aseptic meningitis and encephalitis. Although central nervous system involvement is a common manifestation, hydrocephalus is a very rare complication of mumps, with just a few cases reported in the literature to date. Here we report on an 8-year-old boy with acute tetraventricular hydrocephalus caused by mumps meningoencephalitis and treated by external ventricular drainage and following ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
Aydemir
Cumhur
C
Department of Pediatrics, Karaelmas University Faculty of Medicine, TR-67600, Kozlu, Zonguldak, Turkey. chaydemir@hotmail.com
Eldes
Nilufer
N
Kolsal
Ebru
E
Ustundag
Gonca
G
Gul
Sanser
S
Erdem
Zuhal
Z
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020546:Fourth Ventricle / Q000601:surgery; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009107:Mumps / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000379:methods