title: Acute-on-chronic acalculous cholecystitis in a Black child. A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A case of acute-on-chronic acalculous cholecystitis in a 7-year-old Black child is reported. The incidence causation, differential diagnosis and management of acalculous cholecystitis in childhood and the confusion caused by the terminology are briefly discussed.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male