Marked gallbladder wall thickening caused by Epstein-Barr virus-induced infectious mononucleosis.

A 35-year-old Japanese man presented with fever, abdominal right upper quadrant pain, and liver dysfunction. Positive immunoglobulin M and -G antibodies and negative nuclear antigen for Epstein-Barr virus were observed. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a markedly thickened gallbladder wall. Acalculous cholecystitis due to Epstein-Barr virus-induced infectious mononucleosis was diagnosed.