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Cureus
. 2021 Jun 3;13(6):e15431.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.15431. eCollection 2021 Jun.
Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Due to COVID-19, an Unusual Presentation
Fuad I Abaleka[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bisrat Nigussie[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Genanew Bedanie[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Amir Mohammed[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Selin Galiboglu[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Although the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection mainly affects the lung, its gastrointestinal (GI) involvements are also well-known, especially hepatic involvement presenting as mild to moderate transaminitis. However, COVID-19 infection presenting with gall bladder involvement with acalculous cholecystitis is extremely rare in the medical literature. So far, only two cases have been reported, and herein, we are reporting the third case of a patient who developed COVID-19 presenting as an acute acalculous cholecystitis.
Keywords: acalculus cholecystitis; acute cholecystitis; covid 19; covid 19 gi manifestation; covid 19 pneumonia.
. 2021 Jun 3;13(6):e15431.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.15431. eCollection 2021 Jun.
Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Due to COVID-19, an Unusual Presentation
Fuad I Abaleka[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bisrat Nigussie[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Genanew Bedanie[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Amir Mohammed[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Selin Galiboglu[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34258107
- PMCID: PMC8254656
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.15431
Abstract
Although the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection mainly affects the lung, its gastrointestinal (GI) involvements are also well-known, especially hepatic involvement presenting as mild to moderate transaminitis. However, COVID-19 infection presenting with gall bladder involvement with acalculous cholecystitis is extremely rare in the medical literature. So far, only two cases have been reported, and herein, we are reporting the third case of a patient who developed COVID-19 presenting as an acute acalculous cholecystitis.
Keywords: acalculus cholecystitis; acute cholecystitis; covid 19; covid 19 gi manifestation; covid 19 pneumonia.