title: [Acute acalculous cholecystitis in a patient with severe malaria].
abstract: The authors present a clinical case of a 53 years old male admited in an ICU - DI (Intensive care Unit of Infectious Disease) with the diagnosis of severe malaria. He was treated with IV quinine di-hydrochloride and doxycycline and developed on the sixth day an acute alithiasic cholecystitis. Transhepatic percutaneous drainage was performed and the patient had good clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal.
authors.forename: Dina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: Alcina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: Lurdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarmento
mesh_terms: D042101:Acalculous Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel