Mumps hydrocephalus ameliorated with external drainage

Kanra G., Ozen M., Kara A., KÜPELİ S., Devrim I., Cengiz A., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.47, no.4, pp.397-399, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.397-399
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

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.