Acute acalculous cholecystitis in a child with Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Authors: Saha, Abhijeet1; Batra, Prerna1; Vilhekar, K.Y.1; Chaturvedi, Pushpa1

Source: Annals of Tropical Paediatrics: International Child Health, Volume 25, Number 2, June 2005 , pp. 141-142(2)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

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Abstract:

We report a 7-year-old girl who presented with features of acute acalculous cholecystitis. She was found to be positive for Plasmodium falciparum. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of acalculous cholecystitis caused by P. falciparum in a child.

Document Type: Case report

DOI: 10.1179/146532805X45755

Affiliations: 1: Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India

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