Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis Due to Salmonella Typhi: A Case of 12 Years Old Child

Abstract

Bassem Abou Merhi, Nabil Daoud, Aya Assaf, Raymond Kamel, Mariam Rajab

Acute acalculous cholecystit is is a very rare complication of typhoid fever, and may be due to multidrug
resistant and virulent forms of Salmonella. It is also very uncommonly found in children. A case of a 12-year-old
child presenting with history of prolonged fever found to have typhoidal acalculous cholecystitis based on
ultrasonographical findings is described in this report. Patient had cholecystectomy, received intravenous
antibiotics and made full recovery