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Review
. 2020 Mar;18(1):33-36.
doi: 10.3121/cmr.2019.1499. Epub 2019 Sep 11.

Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Acalculous Cholecystitis and Review of the Literature

William F Wright  1 , Kathryn Palisoc  2 , Casey N Pinto  3 , James A Lease  4 , Salim Baghli  2
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Review

Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Acalculous Cholecystitis and Review of the Literature

William F Wright et al. Clin Med Res. 2020 Mar.

Abstract

Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is an infrequently encountered clinical condition associated with high morbidity and mortality. Viral infection associated AAC is rare, but it is most commonly associated with Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, dengue virus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, human immunodeficiency virus, disseminated visceral varicella-zoster virus infection, Zika virus, and hepatitis C. We report on a patient who was first diagnosed with a chronic hepatic C infection and subsequently with acalculous cholecystitis.

Keywords: Acalculous cholecystitis; Hepatitis C virus; Viral cholecystitis.

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Figure 1
Transabdominal ultrasound scan (longitudinal view) demonstrating significant gallbladder wall thickening measuring up to 15.2 mm and pericholecystic fluid with no luminal calculi.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Gallbladder mucosa demonstrating marked inflammation with segmented neutrophils and lymphocytes (Yellow arrow) with stromal edema (Green arrow). Gallbladder lumen
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