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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul 1;14(7):e26484.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.26484. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Acalculous Cholecystitis Secondary to Hepatitis C Infection

Polina Gaisinskaya  1 , Samantha Sugerik  1 , Christopher M Gebara  1
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Acalculous Cholecystitis Secondary to Hepatitis C Infection

Polina Gaisinskaya et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) represents gallbladder inflammation without evidence of gallstones. This typically results from gallbladder stasis and/or ischemia, which then causes a local inflammatory response within the wall. The condition is typically multifactorial and seen in critically ill patients, with associated risk factors that include trauma, burns, infections, total parenteral nutrition, and surgery. We present the case of a patient with acute-on-chronic hepatitis C infection leading to AAC.

Keywords: acalculous cholecystitis; acute viral hepatitis; chronic viral hepatitis; hepatitis; hepatitis a; hepatitis b; hepatitis c; hepatitis d; hepatitis e.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Computerized tomography scan of the patient’s abdomen revealed a 9 mm thickening of the gallbladder wall on admission, consistent with gallbladder inflammation (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography of the patient’s abdomen revealed a 1.28 cm thickening of the gallbladder wall (arrow), consistent with gallbladder inflammation.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan with failure of visualization of the gallbladder after 60 minutes (Panel H, arrow).
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