A Difficult Differential Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis in a Patient With Steroid-induced Diabetes
An impairment of gallbladder motility due to autonomic neuropathy may cause cholestasis and result in gallbladder stone formation. Diabetes is one of risk factors for acute cholecystitis. Diabetes and steroid use are associated with the susceptibility to bacterial infections, we are apt to diagnose...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Elmer Press
2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279480/ |