2016
DOI: 10.5603/imh.2016.0008
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A case of acalculous cholecystitis in the course of dengue fever in a traveller returned from Brazil

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“…14 Acalculous cholecystitis in the course of dengue is usually a self-limiting disease and cholecystectomy is usually not indicated in these patients. 15 If surgery is undertaken without proper diagnosis then chances of complication rise as DF can be associated with thrombocytopenia, shock and hemorrhage. Acalculous cholecystitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain in patients with dengue and close observation is recommended for avoiding complications.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…14 Acalculous cholecystitis in the course of dengue is usually a self-limiting disease and cholecystectomy is usually not indicated in these patients. 15 If surgery is undertaken without proper diagnosis then chances of complication rise as DF can be associated with thrombocytopenia, shock and hemorrhage. Acalculous cholecystitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain in patients with dengue and close observation is recommended for avoiding complications.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Acalculous cholecystis is a commonly reported clinical and ultrasonographic finding in dengue patients [41,[122][123][124][125][126]. A rare case of acalculous cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis and pancytopenia occurring concomitantly in the same patient, during the same disease process has been described [124].…”
Section: Gastrointestinal Manifestationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In spite of the severe course of the disease observed in some cases [9,42], dengue is often a self-limiting febrile illness, self-treated by the patients without seeking any medical help or seeking it only at an outpatient clinics, and therefore, the overall real number of dengue cases imported to Poland is probably higher [9], in parallel with the findings of a previous study concerning the real incidence of malaria importation [43]. c) Zika.…”
Section: Chikv Denv Wnv and Zikv Importation And Risk Of Introduction Tomentioning
confidence: 99%