Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

ABSTRACTAtypical manifestations of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection include ascites, pleural effusion, acute renal failure, aplastic anemia, and neurological manifestations. Although association of HAV and acute cholecystitis is known, presentation of hepatitis A infection with acute cholecys...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric emergency care 2012-06, Vol.28 (6), p.560-561
Hauptverfasser: Prashanth, Gowda Parameshwar, Angadi, Budensab H, Joshi, Suhas N, Bagalkot, Praveen S, Maralihalli, Mahesh B
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACTAtypical manifestations of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection include ascites, pleural effusion, acute renal failure, aplastic anemia, and neurological manifestations. Although association of HAV and acute cholecystitis is known, presentation of hepatitis A infection with acute cholecystitis has not been reported in pediatric emergency medicine literature. Primary acute acalculous cholecystitis in children is rare and commonly attributed to systemic infections. We report a case of a child developing acute viral cholecystitis as a presenting feature of sporadic HAV infection and review HAV-associated cholecystitis in children. The article provides a brief illustration of evaluating acute abdominal pain in older children in the emergency department in a developing country.
ISSN:0749-5161
1535-1815
DOI:10.1097/PEC.0b013e318258bdda