A case of acute cholecystitis without cholestasis caused by Epstein-Barr virus in a healthy young woman.
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is known to be one of the causes of viral hepatitis, but its association with cholecystitis is known to be rare. Cholestasis by EBV-induced hepatitis might be a cause of acute cholecystitis in all of the recently reported cases. In contrast, we experienced the case of a 20-year-old woman who was infected with EBV and presented with acute cholecystitis without cholestasis.
Yang
Ha Na
HN
Department of Internal Medicine, Kandong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Seongnae-gil, Gil-dong, Gangdong-Gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hong
Kyung Wook
KW
Lee
Jin Seo
JS
Eom
Joong Sik
JS
D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D055815:Young Adult