An Unusual Case of Community-acquired Aeromonas hydrophila Gastroenteritis Causing Delayed-onset Obstructive Hydrocephalus in a Child after Posterior Fossa Craniotomy for a Tumor: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Santosh M Rao, Nivedhana Subburaju, Nataraj Palaniappan, Vivekanand Vishnampettai Varadarajan
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Rao SM, Subburaju N, Palaniappan N, Varadarajan VV. An Unusual Case of Community-acquired Aeromonas hydrophila Gastroenteritis Causing Delayed-onset Obstructive Hydrocephalus in a Child after Posterior Fossa Craniotomy for a Tumor: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Pediatr Inf Dis 2022; 4 (1):21-23.
A hitherto unusual case of community-acquired Aeromonas hydrophila gastroenteritis causing obstructive hydrocephalus in a patient recovering well after a craniotomy is presented. Earlier cases of A. hydrophila causing septicemia and meningitis in neonates, postoperative wound infections after neurotrauma, and after spinal surgery have been reported in the literature.
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