title: [Hydrops of the gallbladder and hepatitis associated with scarlet fever].
abstract: Hydrops of the gallbladder is a rare pediatric disease. It consists of acute distension of the gallbladder without associated congenital anomalies, biliary calculi or acute local inflammation. Although the etiology is unknown, it appears frequently associated with systemic illnesses. Hepatitis is a rare complication of scarlet fever in the pediatric population. We report a four years old girl with gallbladder hydrops and hepatitis associated to scarlet fever. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report in the medical literature describing an association of these three conditions
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Clínica, Hospital de Pediatría Prof Dr Juan P Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina. roccorobertodaniel@yahoo.com.ar
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rocco
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Benedetti
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Escudero
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jordán
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D012541:Scarlet Fever / Q000150:complications*