Shunt nephritis

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• Causes

  • Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

• Effects

  • Acquired complement deficiency
  • Acute nephritic syndrome

• Parents

  • Nephritis

• Description

  • "Results from a chronically infected hydrocephalus shunt by Staph.epidermidis. Kidney disease results from an immune response that deposits immune complexes in the kidney. "