title: Acute acalculous cholecystitis in a child with Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
abstract: We report a 7-year-old girl who presented with features of acute acalculous cholecystitis. She was found to be positive for Plasmodium falciparum. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of acalculous cholecystitis caused by P. falciparum in a child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India. drabhijeetsaha@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Abhijeet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: Prerna
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Vilhekar
authors.forename: Pushpa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
mesh_terms: D042101:Acalculous Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials