Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Acalculous Cholecystitis and Review of the Literature

Clin Med Res. 2020 Mar;18(1):33-36. doi: 10.3121/cmr.2019.1499. Epub 2019 Sep 11.

Abstract

Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is an infrequently encountered clinical condition associated with high morbidity and mortality. Viral infection associated AAC is rare, but it is most commonly associated with Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, dengue virus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, human immunodeficiency virus, disseminated visceral varicella-zoster virus infection, Zika virus, and hepatitis C. We report on a patient who was first diagnosed with a chronic hepatic C infection and subsequently with acalculous cholecystitis.

Keywords: Acalculous cholecystitis; Hepatitis C virus; Viral cholecystitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acalculous Cholecystitis* / diagnosis
  • Acalculous Cholecystitis* / etiology
  • Acalculous Cholecystitis* / virology
  • Adult
  • Hepacivirus*
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic* / complications
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male