Etiology for Cholestatic Jaundice: Bolt from the Blue
Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) is a rare inflammatory disease of the gallbladder (GB) that is characterized by a focal or diffuse destructive inflammatory process. We present a patient with chronic liver disease with portal hypertension who had features of obstructive jaundice due to choledocholithiasis and a palpable mass in the right hypochondrium masquerading as an empyema/carcinoma of the GB. This presentation was preceded by cholestatic jaundice due to acute hepatitis E virus infection.
Authors
- Jayanthi Venkataraman
- P Ganesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1928-6742)
- Sahana Shankar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8162-2324)
- Jeedigunta Sai Gunaranjan
- Sankaran Sandhya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0055-302X)
- Mu Karthikeyan
- Priyathersini Nagarajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3420-5752)
- Dalal Leena
Institutions
- Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gastroenterology Hepatology and Endoscopy Practice
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/ghep.ghep_15_24
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00