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Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis by Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: A Rare Association

Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is a rare complication of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection, with only a few cases reported among pediatric population. This clinical condition is frequently associated with a favorable outcome and, usually, a surgical intervention is not required. We report a 1...

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Autores principales: Branco, Liliana, Vieira, Maria, Couto, Cristiana, Coelho, Maria D., Laranjeira, Carla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4693334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26753086
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.6184
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author Branco, Liliana
Vieira, Maria
Couto, Cristiana
Coelho, Maria D.
Laranjeira, Carla
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description Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is a rare complication of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection, with only a few cases reported among pediatric population. This clinical condition is frequently associated with a favorable outcome and, usually, a surgical intervention is not required. We report a 16-year-old girl who presented with AAC following primary EBV infection. The diagnosis of AAC was documented by clinical and ultrasonographic examination, whereas EBV infection was confirmed serologically. A conservative treatment was performed, with a careful monitoring and serial ultrasonographic examinations, which led to the clinical improvement of the patient. Pediatricians should be aware of the possible association between EBV and AAC, in order to offer the patients an appropriate management strategy.
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spelling pubmed-46933342016-01-08 Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis by Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: A Rare Association Branco, Liliana Vieira, Maria Couto, Cristiana Coelho, Maria D. Laranjeira, Carla Infect Dis Rep Case Report Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is a rare complication of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection, with only a few cases reported among pediatric population. This clinical condition is frequently associated with a favorable outcome and, usually, a surgical intervention is not required. We report a 16-year-old girl who presented with AAC following primary EBV infection. The diagnosis of AAC was documented by clinical and ultrasonographic examination, whereas EBV infection was confirmed serologically. A conservative treatment was performed, with a careful monitoring and serial ultrasonographic examinations, which led to the clinical improvement of the patient. Pediatricians should be aware of the possible association between EBV and AAC, in order to offer the patients an appropriate management strategy. PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2015-12-22 /pmc/articles/PMC4693334/ /pubmed/26753086 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.6184 Text en ©Copyright L. Branco et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis by Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: A Rare Association
title Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis by Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: A Rare Association
title_full Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis by Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: A Rare Association
title_fullStr Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis by Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: A Rare Association
title_full_unstemmed Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis by Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: A Rare Association
title_short Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis by Epstein-Barr Virus Infection: A Rare Association
title_sort acute acalculous cholecystitis by epstein-barr virus infection: a rare association
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4693334/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26753086
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/idr.2015.6184
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