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Acute acalculous cholecystitis in a child with Plasmodium falciparum malaria
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Acute acalculous cholecystitis in a child with Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Ann Trop Paediatr.
2005 Jun.
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.
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