ACUTE ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS IN A CHILD WITH HEPATITIS A INFECTION

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Joohi Zafar Ali
Shahid Hussain
Muhammad Athar Khan
Rashid Naseem Khan

Abstract

Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is an unusual and atypical manifestation of acute viral hepatitis A which is endemic in many developing countries. It may cause gangrene and perforation of the gallbladder wall if not picked early but mortality from acute acalculous cholecystitis in these patients is far less than AAC of other origins that need surgical intervention. Usually conservative management helps improving the condition of these patients with hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection. Here we are going to present a case of a 7-year-old girl who was diagnosed with atypical cholecystitis clinically and on ultrasound examination.

 

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Ali JZ, Hussain S, Khan MA, Khan RN. ACUTE ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS IN A CHILD WITH HEPATITIS A INFECTION. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 21 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];33(1). Available from: https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/2284
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Author Biographies

Joohi Zafar Ali, Liaquat College of Medicine & Dentistry Karachi & Darul Sehat Hospital

Ex House OfficerDepartment of Paediatrics,

Shahid Hussain, Liaquat College of Medicine & Dentistry Karachi & Darul Sehat Hospital

Professor & HOD, Department of Paediatrics

Muhammad Athar Khan, Liaquat College of Medicine & Dentistry Karachi & Darul Sehat Hospital

Associate Professor

Department of Community Medicine

Rashid Naseem Khan, Liaquat College of Medicine & Dentistry Karachi & Darul Sehat Hospital

Principal