Kawasaki Disease With Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis: A Case Report.
| Autor: | Sejeeni NF; General Pediatric, Maternity and Children Hospital, Makkah, SAU., Alfhmi S; Pediatric Medicine, Maternity and Children Hospital, Makkah, SAU., Aljahdali S; Internal Medicine, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Makkah, SAU., Alzahrani S; Medicine and Surgery, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU., Jaha R; Medicine and Surgery, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Dec 01; Vol. 15 (12), pp. e49789. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 01 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.49789 |
| Abstrakt: | Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is an inflammatory disease of the gallbladder in the absence of gallstones. AAC has been linked to various systemic illnesses including Kawasaki disease (KD). We report a case of a five-year-old male brought to the emergency department (ED) with a history of fever and vomiting for four days. He was admitted as a case of KD. Then, we discovered that he had AAC, which was well managed by intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) as the fever subsided, C-reactive protein (CRP) decreased, and repeated abdominal ultrasound showed a decrease in gallbladder thickness without any evidence of coronary artery aneurysms. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2023, Sejeeni et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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