So-called Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis in Macrophage Activation Syndrome
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So-called Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis in Macrophage Activation Syndrome
Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is a severe disease seen in critically ill patients, including those with autoimmune diseases. We herein report the case of a 41-year-old female who developed macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) accompanied by a recurrence of Kikuchi disease. Abdominal imaging revealed marked thickening of the gallbladder wall and pericholecystic fluid, typically found in A...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6849