Iranian Journal of Pathology

Eosinophilic Cholecystitis Associated with Papillary Hyperplasia of Gall Bladder

Document Type : Case Reports

Authors

Sant Prakash Kataria
Ashima Batra
Gajender Singh
Ekta Boombak
Sanjay Kumar
Rajeev Sen

Dept. of Pathology, Pt B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Abstract
Eosinophilic cholecystitis (EC) is a rare entity that presents in a manner comparable to acute cholecystitis. The diagnosis is based on classical symptoms of cholecystitis with the presence of eosinophils (>90%) within the gallbladder. EC has been reported alone (idiopathic EC) or in combination with manifestations such as eosinophilic cholangitis, hypereosinophilic syndromes, and parasitic infestations. Papillary hyperplasia of gallbladder occurs in the setting of cholelithiasis, inflammatory lesion of gallbladder, primary sclerosing cholangitis or ulcerative colitis. To the best of our knowledge of the literature reviewed, papillary hyperplasia has never been reported in a setting of eosinophilic cholecystitis. We report a case of 30 years old female presenting with idiopathic eosinophilic cholecystitis associated with papillary hyperplasia of gallbladder in the year 2011 at PGIMS Rohtak (India). Hereby we report coexistence of these two entities never described together.

Keywords

Papillary Hyperplasia
Eosinophilic Cholecystitis
India
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Iranian Journal of Pathology
Volume 9, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Autumn 2014
Pages 281-284

  • Receive Date 28 January 2013
  • Revise Date 24 October 2013
  • Accept Date 24 January 2014

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