Immune complex glomerulonephritis seen in 4% of infants with infected ventriculoatrial, ventriculojugular or ventriculoperitoneal shunts Clinical Weight loss, lethargy, fever, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, HTN, arthralgia, nephrotic syndrome, often [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

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A 60-year-old woman who had a VA shunt implanted for hydrocephalus began to show intermittent low-grade fever of an unknown origin, as well as hypertension and lower leg edema. [keio.pure.elsevier.com]

He began to show intermittent fever of unknown origin from the 3rd postoperative day. Blood culture yielded a few colonies of Staphylococcus epidermidis. [kundoc.com]

Healthcare interventions (prosthetic valves, indwelling catheters, pacemaker wires) and intravenous drug abuse are presently the most common causes of endocarditis and Staphylococcus aureus is frequently the infecting bacteria. [oxfordmedicine.com]

All patients had signs of infection, i.e. recurrent fever, hepatosplenomegaly, anaemia, and cerebral symptoms. [doi.org]

Immune complex glomerulonephritis seen in 4% of infants with infected ventriculoatrial, ventriculojugular or ventriculoperitoneal shunts Clinical Weight loss, lethargy, fever, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, HTN, arthralgia, nephrotic syndrome, often [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Recurrent fever, enlarged liver and spleen, and a skin rash may also be present. Rarely, the major complaint may be arthritis. Shunt nephritis occurs when a shunt becomes infected with bacteria, most commonly Staphylococcus epidermidis. [en.wikipedia.org]

A gram-positive coccus, Gemella morbillorum, was recovered from her blood as well as cerebrospinal fluid, and the culture of the shunt catheter established the diagnosis of shunt nephritis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A liver biopsy was repeated and showed a histological evolution of the incomplete septal cirrhosis to a picture of vanishing bile duct disease (grade IV). Immunohistochemical staining for hepatitis B and C were negative. [academic.oup.com]