Black M M, Mann N P
Department of Paediatrics, Battle Hospital, Reading, Berkshire, UK.
J Trop Med Hyg. 1992 Feb;95(1):73-4.
A 6-year-old boy was admitted to hospital with acute gangrenous cholecystitis requiring emergency cholecystectomy. Examination of the gall-bladder revealed severe inflammation with areas of necrosis and mucosal sloughing; serology confirmed hepatitis A infection. Acute cholecystitis due to hepatitis A infection has very rarely been reported.