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To describe clinical presentations of acute calculous cholecystitis resulting from Brucella infection and examine existing literature on this rare complication.

January 1, 2005Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Acute calculous cholecystitis associated with brucellosis: A report of two cases and review of the literature

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ZKZeina A. KanafaniAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center ASAla I. ShararaAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center IIIyad IssaAbu Dhabi University

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Case series and literature review reports acute calculous cholecystitis in brucellosis patients, highlighting the need to identify rare pathogens in gallbladder disease.

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To describe clinical presentations of acute calculous cholecystitis resulting from Brucella infection and examine existing literature on this rare complication.
Documented the clinical findings and medical management of two patients presenting with acute cholecystitis caused by Brucella species.
Conducted a comprehensive literature review of previously documented cases involving Brucella-associated cholecystitis.
Identified acute calculous cholecystitis as an extremely rare systemic complication of active Brucella infection.
Confirmed that Brucella can localize directly in the gallbladder, necessitating appropriate antimicrobial therapy alongside standard surgical intervention.

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Kanafani et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fccff86888c826790da2a https://doi.org/10.1080/00365540500264035

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Case series and literature review reports acute calculous cholecystitis in brucellosis patients, highlighting the need to identify rare pathogens in gallbladder disease.

Acute calculous cholecystitis associated with brucellosis: A report of two cases and review of the literature

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Acute calculous cholecystitis associated with brucellosis: A report of two cases and review of the literature

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