Open AccessAcute Epstein-Barr infection presenting as cholecystitis with ascites
Author(s) -
Konstantinos Teopoulos Lamprianidis,
Nicholas Easom,
Emma Patch,
Sherine Thomas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-232562
Subject(s) - medicine , ascites , acute cholecystitis , cholecystitis , presentation (obstetrics) , epstein–barr virus infection , rare disease , epstein–barr virus , general surgery , virus , surgery , intensive care medicine , immunology , disease , cholecystectomy , gallbladder
A young female patient presented with features of ascites and cholecystitis. She was subsequently diagnosed with an acute Epstein-Barr virus infection. This is a rare presentation of a common infection. The patient was managed conservatively and the illness resolved within 6 weeks.