title: Gangrenous cholecystitis due to hepatitis A infection.
abstract: A 6-year-old boy was admitted to hospital with acute gangrenous cholecystitis requiring emergency cholecystectomy. Examination of the gall-bladder revealed severe inflammation with areas of necrosis and mucosal sloughing; serology confirmed hepatitis A infection. Acute cholecystitis due to hepatitis A infection has very rarely been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Battle Hospital, Reading, Berkshire, UK.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Mann
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005734:Gangrene; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male