Acalculous cholecystitis in a patient with Plasmodium falciparum infection: a case report and literature review.

نویسندگان

  • Jean C Yombi
  • Christelle M Meuris
  • Alfons M Van Gompel
  • Myriam Ben Younes
  • Bernard C Vandercam
چکیده

Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) can occur without gallstones in critically ill or injured patients and has also been associated with various infectious agents.(1-4) We report here a case of AAC in a patient with Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of travel medicine

دوره 13 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006