title: Histologic proof of acalculous cholecystitis due to Cyclospora cayetanensis.
abstract: It is suspected that Cyclospora cayetanensis can infect the biliary tract in persons with human immunodeficiency virus infection, but histologic proof has never been published. We report a case of acalculous cholecystitis in a person with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who required cholecystectomy and demonstrated C. cayetanensis in the gallbladder epithelium.
authors.affiliation: Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL 60202, USA. fredzar@aol.com
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Zar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: El-Bayoumi
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Yungbluth
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D021744:Cyclospora; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male