Acute granulomatous schistosomal cholecystitis

Schistosomal cholecystitis is a rare entity with less than 10 cases describ ed in the medical literature [1-3]. It is unclear whether schistosomal eggs deposited in the wall of the gallbladder trigger a clinically manifest acu te cholecystitis, since most of the cases described were also found to have concomitant gallstones. Herein, we report a patient who developed acute sc histosomal granulomatous acalculous cholecystitis. The clinical presentatio n, chronology of events and pathological findings strongly support the asso ciation between cholecystitis and schistosomal infection. Eur J Gastroenter ol Hepatol 13:1001-1003 (C) 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.