Acute Cytomegalovirus Cholecystitis Following Renal Transplantation

Solid organ transplant recipients are at risk of infection from cytomegalovirus (CMV). A wide range of disease is associated with CMV infection and we report two cases of CMV cholecystitis in patients following renal transplantation. Both patients presented with severe hemorrhagic cholecystitis, whi...

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Published in:American journal of transplantation 2009-05, Vol.9 (5), p.1249-1252
Main Authors: Drage, M., Reid, A., Callaghan, C. J., Baber, Y., Freeman, S., Huguet, E., Watson, C. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cholecystectomy
cholecystitis
Cholecystitis, Acute - diagnosis
Cholecystitis, Acute - surgery
CMV
Cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus - isolation & purification
Cytomegalovirus Infections - epidemiology
Gallbladder - virology
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Graft Rejection - immunology
Humans
Infectious diseases
kidney
Kidney Transplantation - adverse effects
Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas
Medical sciences
Other diseases. Semiology
Pain, Postoperative - virology
renal
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the urinary system
transplant
Viral diseases
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Summary:Solid organ transplant recipients are at risk of infection from cytomegalovirus (CMV). A wide range of disease is associated with CMV infection and we report two cases of CMV cholecystitis in patients following renal transplantation. Both patients presented with severe hemorrhagic cholecystitis, which required immediate resuscitation and emergency cholecystectomy. The diagnosis of CMV infection was confirmed in both cases using CMV‐specific staining of the gallbladder. The diagnosis of CMV cholecystitis must be considered in all patients with upper abdominal pain after renal transplantation. Two patients presented with severe hemorrhagic CMV cholecystitis following renal transplantation and required immediate resuscitation and emergency cholecystectomy.
ISSN:1600-6135
1600-6143
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02607.x