Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Due to COVID-19, an Unusual Presentation

Although the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection mainly affects the lung, its gastrointestinal (GI) involvements are also well-known, especially hepatic involvement presenting as mild to moderate transaminitis. However, COVID-19 infection presenting with gall bladder involvement with acalc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Abaleka, Fuad I, Nigussie, Bisrat, Bedanie, Genanew, Mohammed, Amir, Galiboglu, Selin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8254656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34258107
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15431
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Sumario:Although the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection mainly affects the lung, its gastrointestinal (GI) involvements are also well-known, especially hepatic involvement presenting as mild to moderate transaminitis. However, COVID-19 infection presenting with gall bladder involvement with acalculous cholecystitis is extremely rare in the medical literature. So far, only two cases have been reported, and herein, we are reporting the third case of a patient who developed COVID-19 presenting as an acute acalculous cholecystitis.

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