T-cell PTLD presenting as acalculous cholecystitis.
We report a five-yr-old child, presenting three yr after heart transplant with acalculous cholecystitis. Histology revealed EBV negative T-cell PTLD. The disease involved the gallbladder, liver, lungs, and mesenteric lymph nodes. He was treated with chemotherapy, went into remission, but relapsed after 11 months and died.
Miloh
Tamir
T
Departments of Pediatric Hepatology, Mount SinaiHospital, New York, NY 10029, USA. tamir.miloh@mountsinai.org
Magid
Margret
M
Yurovitsky
Alyssa
A
Strauchen
James
J
Arnon
Ronen
R
Kerkar
Nanda
N
Rosenberg
Henrietta
H
Joashi
Umesh
U
Bhojwani
Deepa
D
D042101:Acalculous Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D012074:Remission Induction; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome