PMID: 9179810May 1, 1997Paper

Gonococcal infection in cerebrospinal fluid and the presence of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
D C MorganC L Kowalczyk

Abstract

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is one of the most common organisms associated with pelvic disease in a woman of reproductive age. We present an unusual case of cerebrospinal fluid infection with N. gonorrhoeae in a woman with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt who complained of abdominal pain. Her shunt was removed and after adequate antibiotic therapy, it was re-inserted. Sexually active women, especially those with ventriculoperitoneal shunts, should be encouraged to use a barrier method of contraception, and should have a pelvic examination as part of their evaluation when they present with complaints of abdominal pain.

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