Abstract
Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is an inflammation of the gallbladder without the presence of gallstones. In children with malignancies or chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, AAC is very rare. Clinical diagnosis of AAC remains difficult in this patient population but an early recognition followed by an appropriate intervention may confer a benefit. Only three pediatric patients with underlying hematological malignancies whose clinical treatment course was complicated by the development of AAC have been described. We describe a neutropenic pediatric patient who developed AAC following chemotherapy for acute T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), which was successfully managed with conservative treatment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 24-28 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Pediatric Hematology and Oncology |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 13 Jan 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- AAC
- conservative management
- neutropenic fever
- T-LLA