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Review
. 2014 Sep;61(1):173-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.05.019. Epub 2014 Jul 1.

Acute acalculous cholecystitis, a rare complication of Epstein-Barr virus primary infection: report of two cases and review

Amandine Gagneux-Brunon  1 , Florence Suy  2 , Anne Pouvaret  3 , Sylvie Pillet  4 , Enrico Tarantino  5 , Dorothée Bouchet  6 , Anne Fresard  2 , Céline Cazorla  3 , Claire Guglielminotti  3 , Frédéric Lucht  2 , Elisabeth Botelho-Nevers  2
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Acute acalculous cholecystitis, a rare complication of Epstein-Barr virus primary infection: report of two cases and review

Amandine Gagneux-Brunon et al. J Clin Virol. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

We described two cases of acalculous cholecystitis (AAC), due to EBV primary infection in two young Caucasian women and we reviewed other reported cases. In contrast with AAC of other etiologies, antibiotics and surgery are not useful in the management of AAC secondary to EBV.

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