Abstract
Two very-low-birthweight infants with hyaline membrane disease sustained grade 3 intraventricular hemorrhage during first week leading later to hydrocephalus and VP shunt placement. Although bilirubinemia from red blood cell breakdown cleared by 3 weeks of age jaundice recurred in both infants prior to proven S. epidermidis (S.epi) shunt infection. Other tests to determine etiology of obstructive jaundice were negative. Bilirubinemia may be an early sign in VP shunt infection.
Article PDF
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Kripke, S., Ramnath, S. & Robinson, M. 1128 BILIRUBINEMIA: AN EARLY SIGN IN VENIRICULOPERITONEAL (VP) SHUNT INFECTION. Pediatr Res 19, 298 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198504000-01158
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198504000-01158