ACUTE ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS RELATED TO HEPATITIS A VIRUS: REPORT OF 3 CASES.

Ana Isabel FolesRita ValsassinaAna Margarida Garcia

Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2024)

Hepatitis A virus commonly affects children in developing countries. Usually, it presents as an asymptomatic infection or a self-limited acute hepatitis. We report 3 rare pediatric cases of acute acalculous cholecystitis associated with to hepatitis A virus. Conservative treatment was successful, with complete clinical, analytical and imaging remission.

Keyphrases

liver failure
respiratory failure
drug induced
aortic dissection
high resolution
young adults
intensive care unit
mass spectrometry
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
smoking cessation
mechanical ventilation
disease virus