Acalculous Cholecystitis Due to Histoplasma capsulatum in a Patient With HIV Infection

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Shinha, Takashi [1 ]
Zabarsky, Gary [1 ]
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[1] Vanderbilt Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Pathol Microbiol & Immunol, Nashville, TN USA
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10.14309/crj.2015.73
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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Although acalculous cholecystitis typically occurs in critically ill individuals, it has been described in patients with HIV infection. Recognition of AIDS-related acalculous cholecystitis is important for gastroenterologists to provide optimal therapy, since many different opportunistic pathogens may be involved. Histoplasma capsulatum causes a wide spectrum of infectious sequelae, including disseminated histoplasmosis in patients with HIV infection, but biliary tract involvement has been described infrequently. We present a case of acalculous cholecystitis caused by H.capsulatum in a patient with HIV infection.
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