Volume 26, Issue 10 pp. E8-E9
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Epigastralgia in a middle-aged woman with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Chiao-Yun Lin

Chiao-Yun Lin

Department of Medical Imaging, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 704 Taiwan

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Yi-Sheng Liu

Yi-Sheng Liu

Department of Medical Imaging, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 704 Taiwan

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Ming-Ching Ou

Corresponding Author

Ming-Ching Ou

Department of Medical Imaging, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan, 704 Taiwan

Correspondence to: Ming-Ching Ou, Department of Medical Imaging, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 138 Sheng Li Road, Tainan 704, Taiwan.

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First published: 31 July 2019

Graphical Abstract

Lin and colleagues presented an unusual case of AIDS-related cholecystopathy with an enlarged gallbladder and thickened wall. Cholecystopathy is a rare condition characterized by biliary abnormalities in AIDS patients, and the mechanism remains unclear. The authors aimed to heighten awareness of this entity in patients with advanced AIDS disease status.

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None declared.

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