title: Allergic granulomatosis and angiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome) presenting as acute acalculous cholecystitis.
abstract: A patient with bronchial asthma and hypereosinophilia developed acute acalculous cholecystitis. Histopathologic study of the surgically removed gallbladder revealed allergic granulomatosis and angiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome). Allergic granulomatosis and angiitis having acute acalculous cholecystitis as an initial manifestation is rare. It should be recognized that acute acalculous cholecystitis may be the initial sign of a systemic vasculitis, specifically allergic granulomatosis and angiitis.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Miura
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002769:Cholelithiasis; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged