PEDIATRICS Vol. 54 No. 6 December 1974, pp. 806-808
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Two Cases of "Shunt Nephritis"

Sheila A. McKenzie M.R.C.P.1 and Katherine Hayden M.R.C.P.1

1 The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, W.C.1., England

Two cases of glomerulonephritis associated with infected VA shunts are presented. One of the patients died as a direct consequence of the renal lesion. The importance of early detection of hematuria and proteinuria in children with VA shunts is emphasised.