Abstract
Malaria has been associated with acute acalculous cholecystitis, a very uncommon complication in children. We present a 5-year-old girl, originally from Equatorial-Guinea, diagnosed with severe malaria with acute kidney injury, thrombocytopenia and acute acalculous cholecystitis. She was treated with intravenous quinine and clindamycin, plus cefotaxime and metronidazole with a full resolution without surgery.
MeSH terms
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Acalculous Cholecystitis / complications*
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Acalculous Cholecystitis / drug therapy
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Acute Kidney Injury / complications
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Administration, Intravenous
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Antimalarials / therapeutic use
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Cefotaxime / therapeutic use
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Child, Preschool
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Clindamycin / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Malaria, Falciparum / complications*
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Malaria, Falciparum / drug therapy
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Metronidazole / therapeutic use
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Plasmodium falciparum*
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Quinine / therapeutic use
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Thrombocytopenia / complications
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antimalarials
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Metronidazole
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Clindamycin
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Quinine
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Cefotaxime