Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) acute acalculous cholecystitis in an immunocompromised adult patient: a case report of a neglected clinical presentation and a literature review over the last 30 years
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Keywords

EBV, AAC, immunosuppresed patient, cholecystitis, hepatitis

Abstract

Primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infectious may present with self-limiting abdominal involvement, characterized by hepatitis with mild elevation of aminotransferases, splenomegaly, and rarely with acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC). Usually, treatment of EBV related AAC is symptomatic, without the need for surgery. Here, we describe a severe case of AAC occurring as the first manifestation of infectious mononucleosis in a young adult woman, receiving treatment with interleukin 6 receptor (IL-6r) inhibitor for rheumatoid arthritis (RA); moreover, we performed a review of the literature on EBV-related AAC

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