title: Acute acalculous cholecystitis associated with malarial infection in children: report of two cases.
abstract: Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is a serious condition that has rarely been reported in association with malaria. It is particularly rare in pediatric malaria patients and only one case has been reported till date. We report AAC in association with falciparum and vivax malaria in one pediatric patient each.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. vijeshnaduvil@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Vijesh Sreedhar
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Kuttiat
authors.forename: Utkarsh
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kohli
mesh_terms: D042101:Acalculous Cholecystitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications*; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male