Cystoperitoneal Shunt Malfunction in Setting of Rifampin Allergy Presenting as Cerebrospinal Fluid Eosinophilia

Abstract

Background: Cerebral spinal fluid eosinophilia (CSFe) is correlated with increased risk of cranial shunt malfunctions. Although antibiotics coated shunt catheters have significantly reduced the incidence of infections and associated shunt malfunction, on rare occasion they may contribute to a shunt allergy and become the source of subsequent malfunction.