title: Acalculous cholecystitis in a patient with visceral leishmaniasis.
abstract: Acute acalculous cholecystitis (ACC) is unusual. We present a case of cholecystitis associated with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in a man in Venezuela who presented high fever, anorexia and abdominal pain. Histopathological study of the gallbladder showed Leishmania spp. ACC in VL must be kept in mind in tropical countries.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Oriente, P.O. Box 222, Ciudad Bolívar 8001, Venezuela. spenna@cantv.net
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cermaño
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Caraballo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000469:parasitology; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology*; D005334:Fever / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography