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Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare, life‐threatening infection of the kidney characterized by necrosis and gas formation within the renal parenchyma, collecting system, and perinephric tissue. It commonly occurs in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and in those with obstructive nephropathy.
Daniel P. Mujuni +9 more
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Acute Reactive Acalculous Cholecystitis Secondary to Duodenal Ulcer Perforation
, 2019 Acute cholecystitis is the inflammation of the gallbladder, classically caused by gall stones obstructing the cystic duct. In contrast, acalculous cholecystitis is a gallbladder inflammation occurring in the absence of cholelithiasis with a reported ...
Khazaaleh, Shrouq +4 more
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Case Reports in Critical Care, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Pancreatic encephalopathy (PE) is a rare but severe neurological complication of acute pancreatitis, characterized by cerebral edema and disruption of the blood–brain barrier due to systemic inflammation and the release of pancreatic enzymes. The pathophysiology involves a complex interplay of inflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress, leading to ...
Edith Joie Jewel M. Paras +3 more
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Case Reports in Critical Care, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a highly infectious cause of liver inflammation worldwide, particularly in regions with poor hygiene. Transmission occurs primarily through physical contact and the fecal–oral route. Although HAV infection is usually self‐limiting, it can rarely progress to fulminant hepatitis or acute liver failure (ALF), which carries a ...
Masa Watfa +5 more
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Acute cholecystitis from typhic origin in children
African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2013 Background: To evaluate the particularities of typhoid cholecystitis in children. Materials and Methods: This was a 5-year prospective study of typhoid cholecystitis in children under 15 years old at Djougou and Sylvanus Olympio teaching hospital.
Komla Gnassingbé +7 more
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Perforation of the gallbladder presenting as upper respiratory tract infection
Liječnički vjesnik, 2023 Gallbladder perforation is a rare, but life-threatening complication of acute cholecystitis. Acute cholecystitis is a common biliary tract disease affecting mostly men over 50 years of age.
Fran Matijević, Marija Tominac
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Case Reports in Critical Care, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Importance Klebsiella pneumoniae invasive liver abscess syndrome (ILAS) is an emerging disease characterized by liver abscess without biliary disease, often with multiorgan metastatic infection. It can cause severe critical illness with significant morbidity and disability.
Jerry Chen +5 more
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Acalculous Gangrenous Cholecystitis Coexisting with a Mycotic Suprarenal Aortic Aneurysm
, 2005 Mycotic suprarenal aortic aneurysms are rare, and most often caused by bacteraemic spread. Acalculous cholecystitis is usually associated with major surgery and trauma.
Gulamhuseinwala, N., Ghosh-Dastidar, M.
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Case Reports in Hepatology, 2016 We here report a case of a young, male patient who presented with jaundice and was diagnosed with acalculous cholecystitis during the course of a primary Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection.
Theocharis Koufakis, Ioannis Gabranis
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A case report of acalculous cholecystitis due to Salmonella paratyphi B
Radiology Case Reports, 2018 Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is a rare condition occurring in only 5%-10 % of patients with acute cholecystitis. Systemic illness caused, for example, by E coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Vibrio cholera, and Salmonella species can result acute ...
Syma Iqbal, MBBS +2 more
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