ACUTE ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS IN A CHILD WITH HEPATITIS A INFECTION | [Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute • 2019]

Author(s):

1. Joohi Zafar Ali: Department of Paediatrics, Darul Sehat Hospital Liaquat College of Medicine & Dentistry and Darul Sehat Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

2. Shahid Hussain: Department of Paediatrics, Darul Sehat Hospital Liaquat College of Medicine & Dentistry and Darul Sehat Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

3. Muhammad Athar Khan: Department of Community Medicine,Liaquat College of Medicine & Dentistry and Darul Sehat Hospital,Karachi, Pakistan

4. Rashid Naseem Khan: Liaquat College of Medicine & Dentistry and Darul Sehat Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

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.

Page(s): 83-85

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Year: 2019

Keywords:

Gall bladder wall thickness , Hepatitis A virus , Acute acalculous cholecystitis

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