Gallbladder abnormalities in hepatitis A: a case report
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hepatitis A, gallbladder, jaundice, diagnostic imaging, laboratory diagnosis.Abstract
Hepatitis A virus is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis in the world. Infection in adults produces an acute, self-limited symptomatic disease, but extrahepatic manifestations may occur, such as gallbladder abnormalities and acute pancreatitis. The case of a 49-year-old man with gallbladder wall thickening, initially attributed to gallbladder cancer, whose subsequent etiology was hepatitis A, is presented. Abnormalities of the gallbladder are common in patients with acute viral hepatitis, especially due to hepatitis A. Physicians caring for adults with hepatitis A virus infection should be aware that such disease manifestations may occur, in order to avoid unnecessary clinical investigations or invasive treatments such as cholecystectomy.
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