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Acute acalculous cholecystitis due to Fusarium species and review of the literature on fungal cholecystitis
Author(s) -
Szvalb Ariel D.,
Kontoyiannis Dimitrios P.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/myc.12953
Subject(s) - cholecystitis , acute cholecystitis , differential diagnosis , medicine , fusarium , general surgery , biology , pathology , cholecystectomy , gallbladder , horticulture
Summary Fungal cholecystitis is an uncommon entity, and no cases of cholecystitis associated with mould infection have been reported. We present a case of acute Fusarium cholecystitis in a cytopenic patient with leukaemia who had disseminated fusariosis. We also review the published cases of fungal cholecystitis, which is most often caused by Candida species. Although it is rare, fungal cholecystitis should be part of the differential diagnosis of acute cholecystitis in high‐risk patients with predisposing factors for opportunistic fungal infections.