Acute acalculous cholecystitis due to Fusarium species and review of the literature on fungal cholecystitis

Summary Fungal cholecystitis is an uncommon entity, and no cases of cholecystitis associated with mould infection have been reported. We present a case of acute Fusarium cholecystitis in a cytopenic patient with leukaemia who had disseminated fusariosis. We also review the published cases of fungal...

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Published in:Mycoses 2019-09, Vol.62 (9), p.847-853
Main Authors: Szvalb, Ariel D., Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen - diagnostic imaging
Acalculous Cholecystitis - diagnosis
Acalculous Cholecystitis - drug therapy
Acalculous Cholecystitis - microbiology
Adult
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Biopsy
Candida
Cholecystitis
Cholecystitis, Acute - microbiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Differential diagnosis
Female
fungal
Fusariosis
Fusariosis - drug therapy
Fusariosis - microbiology
Fusarium
Fusarium - pathogenicity
Gallbladder diseases
Humans
Leukemia
Literature reviews
Lung - diagnostic imaging
mould
Neutropenia - complications
Neutropenia - microbiology
Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis
Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy
Opportunistic Infections - microbiology
Rare species
Skin - microbiology
Skin - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Summary Fungal cholecystitis is an uncommon entity, and no cases of cholecystitis associated with mould infection have been reported. We present a case of acute Fusarium cholecystitis in a cytopenic patient with leukaemia who had disseminated fusariosis. We also review the published cases of fungal cholecystitis, which is most often caused by Candida species. Although it is rare, fungal cholecystitis should be part of the differential diagnosis of acute cholecystitis in high‐risk patients with predisposing factors for opportunistic fungal infections.
ISSN:0933-7407
1439-0507
DOI:10.1111/myc.12953