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Acalculous Cholecystitis in a Seven-Year-Old Girl With Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

Jeffrey Rein, Brent Watkins

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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection with associated acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) has been reported in 18 pediatric patients. Our case is that of a seven-year-old girl with acute EBV infection and associated AAC.

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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection with associated acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) has been reported in 18 pediatric patients. Our case is that of a seven-year-old girl with acute EBV infection and associated AAC.

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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection with associated acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) has been reported in 18 pediatric patients. Our case is that of a seven-year-old girl with acute EBV infection and associated AAC.

Key concepts: Medicine, Epstein–Barr virus infection, Girl, Epstein–Barr virus, Cholecystitis, Virus, Virology, Internal medicine

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