Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Caused by Salmonella enteritidisin a Previously Healthy Child.
- Author:
Hyun Ju OH
1
;
Hyun Sik KANG
;
Ki Soo KANG
;
Seung Hyung KIM
;
Bong Soo KIM
;
Kwang Sig KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Jeju National UniversityCollege of Medicine, Jeju, Korea. kskang@cheju.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acalculous cholecystitis;
Salmonella enteritidis
- MeSH:
Acalculous Cholecystitis;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Bile;
Child;
Drainage;
Humans;
Salmonella;
Salmonella enteritidis
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2009;12(1):84-87
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a rare case of acute acalculous cholecystitis (ACC) caused by Salmonella enteritidis infection in a previously healthy 9-year-old boy. Salmonella enteritidis was isolated from stool and bile culture. The diagnosis of ACC was established upon clinical, laboratory, and ultrasonographic findings. The patient was successfully treated using percutaneous transhepaticcholecystic drainage (PTCCD) in combination with antibiotics therapy.
