[A case of spontaneous hemorrhagic cholecystitis without gallstone].
Hemorrhagic acalculous cholecystitis is an extremely rare but potentially fatal disease if detection is delayed. Its risk factors include critical illness, diabetes, malignant disease, uremia, and bleeding diathesis. This is the first case report in which hemorrhagic acalculous cholecystitis not accompanied by any risk factor. We herein present a case of hemorrhagic acalculous cholecystitis in a previously healthy patient who suffered from acute abdomen.
Heo
Tae Yun
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Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
An
Young Yong
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Lee
Jung Hwa
JH
Lee
Seung Woo
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Kim
Yeon Soo
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Kang
Sang Bum
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Lee
Dong Soo
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D042101:Acalculous Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis; D006431:Hemobilia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed