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2019 Sep


Int J Clin Pract


73


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Epstein-Barr virus infection with acute acalculous cholecystitis in previously healthy children.

Authors

Mazur-Melewska K, Derwich A, Mania A, Kemnitz P, S uˉEwski W, Figlerowicz M
Int J Clin Pract. 2019 Sep; 73(9):1-6.
PMID: 31243873.

Abstract

Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC), an inflammatory process of the gallbladder (GB) in the absence of gallstones, typically occurs in seriously ill patients. AAC can complicate primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, but it is an atypical clinical presentation.