Acute acalculous cholecystitis as the initial presentation of primary Epstein-Barr virus infection

Alexia Prassouli; John Panagiotou; Marina Vakaki; Irene Giannatou; Achilleas Atilakos; Anastasia Garoufi; Vassiliki Papaevangelou

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.11.004

Acute acalculous cholecystitis as the initial presentation of primary Epstein-Barr virus infection

J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jan;42(1):E11-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.11.004.

Authors

Alexia Prassouli¹, John Panagiotou, Marina Vakaki, Irene Giannatou, Achilleas Atilakos, Anastasia Garoufi, Vassiliki Papaevangelou

Affiliation

¹ Second Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens, Panagiotis and Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital 15773 Athens, Greece. [email protected]

PMID: 17208530
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.11.004

Abstract

The case of a 13-year-old girl with primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and concomitant cholestatic hepatitis, which initially presented as acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC), is described. The diagnosis of AAC was documented by clinical and ultrasonographic criteria, whereas acute EBV infection was confirmed serologically. AAC may develop during the course of acute EBV infection, especially in patients with cholestatic hepatitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acalculous Cholecystitis / complications*
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Cholestasis / etiology*
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / virology*
Female
Humans