A 43-year-old male received ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus caused by leptomeningeal disease. Repeat shunt dysfunction occurred after operation of 5 to 9 months. Revisions of the shunt were performed for several times. The abdominal part of the shunt was coated by fibrin. Encystment occurred that cerebrospinal fluid couldn't reach the peritoneal cavity. The cerebrospinal fluid culture revealed enterococcus species infection finally. We reported a rare clinical course of enterococcus meningitis that presented with several episodes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt dysfunction.