title: Acute granulomatous schistosomal cholecystitis.
abstract: Schistosomal cholecystitis is a rare entity with less than 10 cases described in the medical literature [1-3]. It is unclear whether schistosomal eggs deposited in the wall of the gallbladder trigger a clinically manifest acute cholecystitis, since most of the cases described were also found to have concomitant gallstones. Herein, we report a patient who developed acute schistosomal granulomatous acalculous cholecystitis. The clinical presentation, chronology of events and pathological findings strongly support the association between cholecystitis and schistosomal infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon. as08@aub.edu.lb
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Sharara
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abi-Saad
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tawil
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery