Τίτλος:
Acute acalculous cholecystitis in children with Epstein-Barr virus infection: a role for Gilbert's syndrome?
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) in association with acute Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection has rarely been described in childhood. In the literature, there are only four reported pediatric cases of AAC associated with isolated primary EBV infection. We present two cases (one new, one retrospectively reviewed) of children with Gilbert's syndrome (GS) who presented with AAC during the course of primary EBV infection. Antibiotics were not used and AAC subsided gradually as the infection regressed. The co-occurrence of GS might have played a contributory role in the pathogenesis of AAC during acute EBV infection. © 2008 International Society for Infectious Diseases.
Συγγραφείς:
Attilakos, A.
Prassouli, A.
Hadjigeorgiou, G.
Lagona, E.
Kitsiou-Tzeli, S.
Galla, A.
Stasinopoulou, A.
Karpathios, T.
Περιοδικό:
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
acalculous cholecystitis; article; case report; child; disease association; disease severity; Epstein Barr virus; female; gene mutation; Gilbert disease; homozygosity; human; infectious mononucleosis; laboratory diagnosis; male; medical literature; pathogenesis; pediatrics; physical examination; polymerase chain reaction; preschool child; remission; retrospective study; virus infection, Acalculous Cholecystitis; Acute Disease; Child, Preschool; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections; Female; Gallbladder; Gilbert Disease; Humans; Infectious Mononucleosis; Male
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijid.2008.08.009
