Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Epstein–Barr Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

The most common cause of acute cholecystitis (ACC) is cholelithiasis. Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is well documented in the literature related with critical illness, but viral causes such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) have also been reported. We present a rare manife...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Ntelis, Dimosthenis Mazarakis, Apostolos Sapountzis, Dimitra Zissi, Sophia Sparangi, Nikoletta Xidia, Dimitrios Velissaris
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9029601
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author Konstantinos Ntelis
Dimosthenis Mazarakis
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Dimitra Zissi
Sophia Sparangi
Nikoletta Xidia
Dimitrios Velissaris
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description The most common cause of acute cholecystitis (ACC) is cholelithiasis. Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is well documented in the literature related with critical illness, but viral causes such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) have also been reported. We present a rare manifestation of EBV infection, reporting a case of a 15-year-old female suffering from acute acalulous cholecystitis, and we review the relevant literature. Clinicians should be aware of this rare complication of EBV infection and properly exclude it in young patients with cholecystitis.
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spelling doaj-art-a282355706094bb4b6a7feae0dd052a22025-08-20T03:38:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352020-01-01202010.1155/2020/90296019029601Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Epstein–Barr Infection: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureKonstantinos Ntelis0Dimosthenis Mazarakis1Apostolos Sapountzis2Dimitra Zissi3Sophia Sparangi4Nikoletta Xidia5Dimitrios Velissaris6Department of Rheumatology, General Hospital of Patras “St. Andrews”, Patras, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Kalamata, Kalamata, GreeceDepartment of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Kalamata, Kalamata, GreeceDepartment of Microbiology, General Hospital of Sparta, Sparta, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Kalamata, Kalamata, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Kalamata, Kalamata, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Patras, Rion, GreeceThe most common cause of acute cholecystitis (ACC) is cholelithiasis. Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is well documented in the literature related with critical illness, but viral causes such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) have also been reported. We present a rare manifestation of EBV infection, reporting a case of a 15-year-old female suffering from acute acalulous cholecystitis, and we review the relevant literature. Clinicians should be aware of this rare complication of EBV infection and properly exclude it in young patients with cholecystitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9029601
spellingShingle Konstantinos Ntelis
Dimosthenis Mazarakis
Apostolos Sapountzis
Dimitra Zissi
Sophia Sparangi
Nikoletta Xidia
Dimitrios Velissaris
Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Epstein–Barr Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Case Reports in Medicine
title Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Epstein–Barr Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Epstein–Barr Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Epstein–Barr Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Epstein–Barr Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Associated with Epstein–Barr Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_sort acute acalculous cholecystitis associated with epstein barr infection a case report and review of the literature
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9029601
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