Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Due to Salmonella Typhi: A Case of 12 Years Old Child
| Autor: | Raymond Kamel, Nabil Daoud, Bassem Abou Merhi, Mariam Rajab, Aya Assaf |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Salmonella
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Antibiotics medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease Salmonella typhi Gastroenterology Typhoid fever Full recovery Internal medicine medicine Cholecystectomy business Complication Acute acalculous cholecystitis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Molecular Pathophysiology. 3:20 |
| ISSN: | 2146-832X |
| DOI: | 10.5455/jmp.20131216011207 |
| Popis: | Acute acalculous cholecystitis is a very rare complication of typhoid fever, and may be due to multidrug resistant and virulent forms of Salmonella [2; 3]. It is also very uncommonly found in children. A case of 12 year old child presenting with history of prolonged fever found to have typhoidal acalculous cholecystitis based on ultrasonographical findings is described in this report. Patient had cholecystectomy, received IV antibiotics and made full recovery. |
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