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Intractable cough in a preterm infant with ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Author(s) -
BarYoseph Ronen,
Livnat Galit,
Guilburd Joseph,
Vachyan Arcady,
Ilivitzky Anat,
Bentur Lea
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.22596
Subject(s) - medicine , shunt (medical) , etiology , surgery , irritation , anesthesia , immunology
We describe the case of an 8‐month‐old preterm female with a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt who had an intractable resistant cough of three months duration without any identifiable cause. Reposition of the abdominal part of the VP shunt resulted in an immediate and lasting resolution of the cough. This is the first case report describing an infradiaphragmatic irritation as an etiology for persistent cough with ultimate resolution upon reposition of the shunt. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2013; 48:405–407. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.