Acute acalculous cholecystitis during the course of primary Epstein-Barr virus infection: a new case and a review of the literature

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 391-395

  Iaria, Chiara ^a   Arena, Lucia ^a   Di Maio, Giovanni ^b   Fracassi, Maria Grazia ^a   Leonardi, Maria Silvana ^a   Famulari, Ciro ^a   Cascio, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute acalculous cholecystitis; Epstein Barr virus; Gallbladder; Infectious mononucleosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTATIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DETERIORATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 44649178574     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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