| ID | 109599 |
| Author |
Suga, Kenichi
Department of Pediatrics, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
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Shono, Miki
Department of Pediatrics, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
Goji, Aya
Department of Pediatrics, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
Matsuura, Sato
Department of Pediatrics, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
Inoue, Miki
Department of Pediatrics, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
Kawahito, Masami
Department of Pediatrics, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
Mori, Kazuhiro
Department of Pediatrics, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital
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| Keywords | acute acalculous cholecystitis
Epstein-Barr virus
infectious mononucleosis
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| Content Type |
Journal Article
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| Description | Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is a rare complication of infectious mononucleosis (IM). An immunocompetent 6-year-old Japanese girl complained of epigastralgia during the course of IM. Ultrasonography (US) revealed a markedly thickened and sonolucent gallbladder wall. No gallstones were apparent. Antibodies against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) confirmed primary EBV infection. Cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin M showed a false-positive result in the acute phase, probably due to cross-reaction to EBV nuclear antigen. We diagnosed her as AAC related with primary EBV infection. She recovered completely by conservative treatment. US should be performed in consideration of the possibility of AAC when a patient with IM complains of epigastralgia.
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| Journal Title |
The journal of medical investigation : JMI
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| ISSN | 13431420
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| NCID | AA11166929
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| Volume | 61
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| Issue | 3-4
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| Start Page | 426
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| End Page | 429
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| Sort Key | 426
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| Published Date | 2014-08
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| language |
eng
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| departments |
University Hospital
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