Acalculous cholecystitis in a pediatric patient with Plasmodium falciparum infection: a case report and literature review
D Aguilera-Alonso, EML Medina… - The Pediatric …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
D Aguilera-Alonso, EML Medina, T Del Rosal, JV Arrieta, L Escosa-García…
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2018•journals.lww.comMalaria has been associated with acute acalculous cholecystitis, a very uncommon
complication in children. We present a 5-year-old girl, originally from Equatorial-Guinea,
diagnosed with severe malaria with acute kidney injury, thrombocytopenia and acute
acalculous cholecystitis. She was treated with intravenous quinine and clindamycin, plus
cefotaxime and metronidazole with a full resolution without surgery.
complication in children. We present a 5-year-old girl, originally from Equatorial-Guinea,
diagnosed with severe malaria with acute kidney injury, thrombocytopenia and acute
acalculous cholecystitis. She was treated with intravenous quinine and clindamycin, plus
cefotaxime and metronidazole with a full resolution without surgery.
Abstract
Malaria has been associated with acute acalculous cholecystitis, a very uncommon complication in children. We present a 5-year-old girl, originally from Equatorial-Guinea, diagnosed with severe malaria with acute kidney injury, thrombocytopenia and acute acalculous cholecystitis. She was treated with intravenous quinine and clindamycin, plus cefotaxime and metronidazole with a full resolution without surgery.
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