Sonographic gallbladder wall thickening in children: association with acute hepatitis A.
Sonographic gallbladder wall thickening is a nonspecific finding with numerous causes. It is uncommon in children and usually associated with disease not localised to the gallbladder. Three paediatric cases of sonographic gallbladder wall thickening in association with acute Hepatitis A are presented. Sonographic resolution, coinciding with clinical improvement, occurred in each case without specific therapy or harmful sequelae.
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Department of Radiology, Red Cross Children's Hospital, Rondebosch, South Africa.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography