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Sonographic gallbladder wall thickening in children: association with acute hepatitis A
1Department of Radiology, Red Cross Children's Hospital, Rondebosch, South Africa.
Insights
Sonographic gallbladder wall thickening, uncommon in children, can indicate Hepatitis A. This finding resolved in pediatric patients with acute Hepatitis A without specific treatment, coinciding with clinical recovery.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Radiology
- Hepatology
- Gastroenterology
Background:
- Sonographic gallbladder wall thickening is a nonspecific finding with diverse etiologies.
- This finding is infrequent in pediatric populations and often linked to conditions beyond the gallbladder itself.
Abstract:
Sonographic gallbladder wall thickening is a nonspecific finding with numerous causes. It is uncommon in children and usually associated with disease not localised to the gallbladder. Three paediatric cases of sonographic gallbladder wall thickening in association with acute Hepatitis A are presented. Sonographic resolution, coinciding with clinical improvement, occurred in each case without specific therapy or harmful sequelae.