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Clinical image report of acute Cholangitis in Beta-thalassemia major.

Waail RoziIbrahim KhameesMohamad A Yassin
Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)
Beta-thalassemia is congenital red blood cell disorder. Gallstones is a recognized complication due to recurrent hemolysis. Acute cholangitis is a rare complication might occur in patient with beta-thalassemia. We report a case of acute cholangitis in patient with beta-thalassemia with Gilbert syndrome. We present a case of a young female of Arabic descent with acute abdomen. Workup revealed acute cholangitis with gallstones in the common bile duct. The ERCP was used to extract the stones than cholecystectomy.
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