Acute acalculous cholecystitis: a rare complication of typhoid fever.
Acute acalculous cholecystitis is a very rare complication of typhoid fever, and may be due to multi-drug resistant and virulent forms of Salmonella infection. It is particularly rare in adults. A 21-year-old woman, presenting with fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain, was found to have acute acalculous cholecystitis due to typhoid fever on basis of ultrasonographical findings and a positive Widal's test for Salmonella typhi. She was treated with antibiotics and made a full recovery.
Inian
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Staff and Students Health Service, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. inians@cmcvellore.ac.in
Kanagalakshmi
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Kuruvilla
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D042101:Acalculous Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications*; D014463:Ultrasonography