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We describe a rare case of acute acalculous cholecystitis (AC) due to Salmonella group D infection in a previously healthy child who developed gall bladder empyema and bacteraemia. Salmonella group D was recovered from blood culture, as well as cultures of stool, bile and gall bladder wall samples. The patient was successfully treated using cholecystectomy in combination with ceftriaxone therapy. Conclusion: Rapid diagnosis of acute acalculous cholecysitis can reduce mortality in this disease.
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Lo, WT., Wang, CC. & Chu, ML. Acute septicaemic acalculous cholecystitis complicated by empyema caused by Salmonella group D in a previously healthy child. Eur J Pediatr 161, 575–577 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-002-1051-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-002-1051-4