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Synchronous gallbladder perforation and appendicitis in a pediatric patient

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022
Background: Acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis are among the most common diagnoses operated by general surgeons. However, synchronous appendicitis and cholecystitis have rarely been reported and most cases have been described as acalculous ...
José Miguel Aceves-Ayala, Pablo Francisco Rojas-Solís, Ashley Yael Sotelo-Casas, Yazmín Areli Sánchez-Reynoso, Carlos Alfredo Bautista-López   +4 more
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Acalculous cholecystitis presentation in a young patient. [PDF]

J Family Med Prim Care, 2022
Biggs M, Abutalib J, Roach P.
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Acalculous cholecystitis is a common extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis E and suggests a more serious condition

Virology Journal, 2023
Background This study aimed to understand the incidence and clinical significance of acalculous cholecystitis in patients with acute hepatitis E (HE). Patients and methods A single center enrolled 114 patients with acute HE.
Xuemei Cao, Wei Jiang, Lingfeng Shi, Yanping Wang, Jie Chen, Wenxiang Huang, Shujun Zhang   +6 more
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Gangrenous Cholecystitis as a Potential Complication of COVID-19: A Case Report

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2021
While primarily a respiratory disease, COVID-19 can affect several organ systems and has been recently linked to cases of acalculous cholecystitis. We present a previously healthy elderly patient who presented to the emergency department with sepsis and ...
Walid Alam, Karam Karam
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Acalculous Cholecystitis, Acute Hepatitis and Hemolytic Anemia Associated With Epstein-Barr Virus: A Case Report

Acta Medica Iranica, 2020
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a member of the herpes virus family and is characterized by fever, lymphadenopathy, and sore throat. In this report, we present a 20-year-old woman with a four-day history of fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, jaundice and ...
Atousa Hakamifard, Rasool Soltani, Ali Hjigholami, Sholeh Yaghoubi   +3 more
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Acute acalculous cholecystitis complicating chemotherapy for acute myeloblastic leukemia

Leukemia Research Reports, 2015
Acute acalculous cholecystitis is a rare complication in the treatment of acute myeloblastic leukemia. Diagnosis of acute acalculous cholecystitis remains difficult during neutropenic period.
Olfa Kassar, Feten Kallel, Manel Ghorbel, Hatem Bellaaj, Zeineb Mnif, Moez Elloumi   +5 more
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Acalculous Cholecystitis Prevalence on Abdominal Ultrasonography Examination of HIV/HCV Co-infection Patients in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Acalculous cholecystitis is commonly found in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) compared to general population. Surprisingly, the signs and symptoms are unremarkable.
Budihusodo, U. (Unggul), Gani, R. A. (Rino), Hasan, I. (Irsan), Sutopo, B. (Bambang), Yunihastuti, E. (Evy)   +4 more
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Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis from Infection with Epstein–Barr Virus in a Previously Healthy Child: A Case Report

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background: Acute cholecystitis is the acute inflammation of the gallbladder. In adults it is most frequently caused by a gallstone(s) obstructing outflow from the cystic duct, leading to gallbladder distention and edema with eventual development of ...
Robert Langenohl, Scott Young, Kyle Couperus   +2 more
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Acalculous Cholecystitis in a Young Adult with Scrub Typhus: A Case Report and Epidemiology of Scrub Typhus in the Maldives

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021
Scrub typhus is a neglected tropical disease predominantly occurring in Asia. The causative agent is a bacterium transmitted by the larval stage of mites found in rural vegetation in endemic regions.
Hisham Ahmed Imad, Aishath Azna Ali, Mariyam Nahuza, Rajan Gurung, Abdulla Ubaid, Aishath Maeesha, Sariu Ali Didi, Rajib Kumar Dey, Abdullah Isneen Hilmy, Aishath Hareera, Ibrahim Afzal, Wasin Matsee, Wang Nguitragool, Emi. E. Nakayama, Tatsuo Shioda   +14 more
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Abdominal Pain in the Elderly: An Unusual Case of Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia in the Emergency Department

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2019
Chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) is a rare cause of abdominal pain with the potential for significant morbidity and mortality. An infrequently described complication of CMI is acalculous cholecystitis.
Julieta I. Lacey, Robert M. Hughes, Vicki Noble   +2 more
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