Tropical Doctor > Volume 39, Number 2 > Pp. 101-102

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Acalculous cholecystitis in a patient with Plasmodium falciparum infection after a trip to the Dominican Republic

A Salinas MD   ^*    A Puerta MD      J Olmedo MD      E Martínez MD PhD   ^*   JJ Blanch MD PhD   ^*   F Mateos MD PhD   ^*   I Tárraga MD   ^*

^* Infectious Diseases Unit; Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital of Albacete, Spain

Correspondence to: Alejandro Salinas, Infectious Diseases Specialist, Hospital General Universitario de Albacete, C/Hermanos Falcó, 37, 02006 Albacete, Spain Email: Asalinasbotran{at}yahoo.es

Acalculous cholecystitis has been associated with several infectious agents, but its relation with Plasmodium falciparum infection has not been clearly defined. This is the first case of acalculous cholecystitis produced by Plasmodium falciparum infection that is directly documented and should be included among the differential diagnoses of acalculous cholecystitis.

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