Outpatient treatment with corticosteroids and antibiotics for acalculous cholecystitis in chronic granulomatous disease.
We report the outpatient management of acalculous colecistitis in an 18-y-old male with X-linked chronic granulomatous disease. The patient complained of abdominal pain and the initial ultrasound showed a gallbladder with a thickened wall.


CONCLUSIONS
In chronic granulomatous disease, pain from a thickened gallbladder disappears after oral treatment with glucocorticoids and antibiotics.
Rojo
Pablo
P
Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain. pablorojoconejo@netscape.net
Ruiz-Contreras
Jesus
J
Gonzalez-Tome
Maribel
M
Serrano
Carmelo
C
Marin
Miguel Angel
MA
D042101:Acalculous Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002506:Cephalexin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D002506:Cephalexin; D011241:Prednisone