Acute acalculous cholecystitis in a child with Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
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.
Saha
Abhijeet
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Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India. drabhijeetsaha@yahoo.com
Batra
Prerna
P
Vilhekar
K Y
KY
Chaturvedi
Pushpa
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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
D000962:Antimalarials