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- Title
Gallbladder Wall Thickening associated with Dengue Shock Syndrome in a German traveller - no indication for surgical therapy - a case report.
- Authors
Freise, Noemi F.; Jensen, Björn; Keitel, Verena; Luedde, Tom
- Abstract
Background: With the increasing number of dengue virus infections imported into Germany, knowledge about the different phases of the disease and possible complications is essential for the treatment of patients. The virus is endemic in the tropics and subtropics and up to 2.5 billion people are at risk of infection. Case presentation: Here we present a German traveller with dengue shock syndrome after returning from Thailand. After hospitalization the patient developed acute upper abdominal pain. The ultrasound findings were consistent with an acute acalculous cholecystitis, but were interpreted as dengue associated gallbladder wall thickening (GBWT). Therefore a surgical intervention was not indicated and would have been associated with an higher risk of complications in this situation. Under supportive care spontaneous regression of GBWT could be documented by sonography four days later as well as complete resolution of clinical symptoms. Conclusion: GBWT in dengue virus infection mimicking acute cholecystitis is a differential diagnosis one should take into consideration in travellers returning from endemic areas and should be managed conservatively because of an high risk of bleeding and increased mortality under surgical therapy.
- Subjects
GALLBLADDER; DENGUE hemorrhagic fever; DENGUE viruses; ACALCULOUS cholecystitis; ABDOMINAL pain
- Publication
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine & Vaccines, 2021, Vol 7, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2055-0936
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40794-021-00148-0