What is Cholecystitis?

It is an acute inflammation of the gall bladder.

Some common causes are:

• Gall stones

• Excessive alcohol consumption

• Hypercholesterolemia

• Diabetes Mellitus

• Obesity

• Cholidocholithiasis

• Malnutrition

• Pancreatitis enteric fever

• periampullary carcinoma

• parasitic infection (ascariasis)

Symptoms of Acute Cholecystitits Include:

• Pain in upper abdomen

• Jaundice

• Fever

• Loss of weight

• Loss of apetite

• altered mental state

In severe cases,

Hypotension and shock.