A Rare Case of Eosinophilic Cholecystitis Presenting in a Patient with Thalassemia Intermedia; a Case Report

Eosinophilic cholecystitis is a rare inflammatory condition encountered in surgical cholecystectomy specimens. In terms of histopathology, it is defined by transmural infiltration of eosinophils composing more than ۹۰% of leukocytes. We here report a case of ۱۹-year-old male admitted with thalassemia intermedia and with severe left upper quadrant pain. The patient underwent open splenectomy and cholecystectomy. In his histopathologic examination eosinophilic infiltration was found in gallbladder wall.

کلیدواژه ها:

Thalassemia ، Eosinophilic cholecystitis ، Inflammation