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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 76(2), 2007, pp. 396-398
Copyright © 2007 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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CLONORCHIASIS-ASSOCIATED PERFORATED EOSINOPHILIC CHOLECYSTITIS

CHUNG-HSU LAI, CHUEN CHIN, HSING-CHUN CHUNG, HSIEN LIU, JAU-CHUNG HWANG, AND HSI-HSUN LIN*
Department of Infectious Diseases, Department of General Surgery, and Department of Pathology, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, Republic of China

Clonorchiasis, a disease caused by infection with Clonorchis sinensis, is endemic in the Far East. Cholelithiasis, pyogenic cholangitis, cholecystitis, and biliary tract obstruction are common complications of chronic infection. Although cholecystitis caused by clonorchiasis is common, it is rarely reported as resulting from eosinophilic infiltration. We report a rare case of clonorchiasis-associated perforated eosinophilic cholecystitis and review the relevant literature.

Received August 20, 2006. Accepted for publication October 24, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Hsi-Hsun Lin, Department of Infectious Diseases, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, 1 E-Da Road, Jiau-Shu Tsuen, Yan-Chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County 824, Taiwan, Republic of China. E-mail: ed100233{at}edah.org.tw

Authors’ addresses: Chung-Hsu Lai, Chuen Chin, Hsing-Chun Chung, and Hsi-Hsun Lin, Department of Infectious Diseases, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, 1 E-Da Road, Jiau-Shu Tsuen, Yan-Chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County, 824 Taiwan, Republic of China, Telephone: 886-7-615-0011-5558, Fax: 886-7-615-0960, E-mails: laich6363{at}yahoo.com.tw, ed101193{at}edah.org.tw, ed102749{at}edah.org.tw, and ed100233{at}edah.org.tw. Hsien Liu, Department of General Surgery, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, 1 E-Da Road, Jiau-Shu Tsuen, Yan-Chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County, 824 Taiwan, Republic of China, Telephone: 886-7-615-0011, Fax: 886-7-615-0960, E-mail: ed100459{at}edah.org.tw. Jau-Chung Hwang, Department of Pathology, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, 1 E-Da Road, Jiau-Shu Tsuen, Yan-Chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County, 824 Taiwan, Republic of China, Telephone: 886-7-615-0011, Fax: 886-7-615-0960, E-mail: ed102255{at}edah.org.tw.






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