PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | cholecystitis |
| Phenotype | C0008370|bile stasis |
| Sentences | 1 |
| PubMedID- 22224143 | The presumed mechanism is thought to be either ebv-associated bile stasis with resultant gallbladder inflammation or direct viral gallbladder invasion.4,5 ultrasound findings of acalculous cholecystitis include gallbladder wall thickening (greater than 4 mm) and/or pericholecystic fluid.1 emergency physicians commonly searching for gallstones when performing a gallbladder examination should be aware of subtle findings of acalculous cholecystitis when evaluating patients with suspected gallbladder disease, especially young patients with signs and symptoms of a diffuse viral illness and a mild to moderate transaminitis. |
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