An acute acalculous cholecystitis in a returned travel couple
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An acute acalculous cholecystitis in a returned travel couple
A previously healthy 35-year-old Swiss woman presented with fever, headache, and myalgia for three days. Symptoms began on the final day of travel in Colombia. Abdominal examination revealed a positive Murphy sign. Laboratory results at presentation are shown in Table 1. Abnormal findings included a thrombocytopenia (121,000/mm), an elevated total bilirubin (48 μmol/liter), and high alkaline ph...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006177