Hepatitis C virus-associated acalculous cholecystitis and review of the literature

Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is an infrequently encountered clinical condition associated with high morbidity and mortality. Viral infection associated AAC is rare, but it is most commonly associated with Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, dengue virus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, human immunodeficiency virus, disseminated visceral varicella-zoster virus infection, Zika virus, and hepatitis C.We report on a patient who was first diagnosed with a chronic hepatic C infection and subsequently with acalculous cholecystitis.