Acalculous Cholecystitis: An Uncommon Presentation of Babesiosis

Human babesiosis is commonly caused by Babesia microti, an infectious protozoan with a preference for erythrocytes. We describe a case of babesiosis presenting with acute acalculous cholecystitis. A 74-year-old man with a history of diabetes mellitus presented with four days of fever, chills, dyspne...

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Autores principales: Khrais, Ayham, Ramasamy, Dhanasekaran, Kumar, Shiva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8923042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35308700
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22165

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8923042/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35308700
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22165

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