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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2011; 06(03): 217-219
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2011-0314
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Acute acalculous cholecystitis: A rare complication of typhoid fever in an 18-month child

Amar M. Taksande
a   Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
,
Arvind Kumar
a   Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
,
Krishna Vilhekar
a   Department of Pediatrics, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
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11 August 2008

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28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Enteric fever is rare in children aged under 2 years. Acute acalculous cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder in the absence of gallstones, and is a very rare complication of enteric fever. Here we describe an 18-month-old boy presenting with fever, vomiting, and abdominal pain who was found to have acute acalculous cholecystitis due to typhoid fever on basis of ultrasonographical findings and a positive widal test. He was treated with parental antibiotics and made a full recovery without undue complication.

Keywords

Acalculous cholecystitis - enteric fever - tphoid - ultrasonography - widal