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| Charcot's cholangitis triad |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Charcot's triad 2 is the combination of jaundice; fever, usually with rigors; and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Occurs as a result of ascending cholangitis. When the presentation also includes hypotension and mental status changes, it is known as Reynolds' pentad. [1]
Eponym
It is named for Jean-Martin Charcot.[2]
References
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