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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Left upper quadrant | Left upper quadrant pain can originate from the chest, diaphragm, abdomen, peritoneum or general medical conditions. Abdominal causes are generally due to the pathology involving [[spleen]], [[stomach]] (also presents as epigastric and back pain), [[pancreas]] (usually present with epigastric and back pain), splenic flexure of the left [[colon]] (may have low abdominal pain or left flank pain) and left [[kidney]] (flank pain). Pain originating from intra-abdominal organ pathology may not localize accurately and diaphragmatic pain can be referred to the shoulder tip. | ||
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===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | |||
*[[Blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]] | *[[Blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]] | ||
*[[Acute pancreatitis]] | *[[Acute pancreatitis]] | ||
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*[[Pulmonary embolism]] | *[[Pulmonary embolism]] | ||
*[[Pulmonary infarction]] | *[[Pulmonary infarction]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kidney abscess|Renal abscess]] | ||
*[[abdominal abscess|Splenic abscess]] | *[[abdominal abscess|Splenic abscess]] | ||
*[[embolization|Splenic artery embolization]] | *[[embolization|Splenic artery embolization]] | ||
*[[Splenic infarction]] | *[[Splenic infarction]] | ||
*[[rupture spleen|Traumatic splenic rupture]] | *[[rupture spleen|Traumatic splenic rupture]] | ||
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===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
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*[[Empyema]] | *[[Empyema]] | ||
*[[Gastritis]] | *[[Gastritis]] | ||
*[[Peptic ulcer|Gastroduodenal ulcer]] | *[[Peptic ulcer|Gastroduodenal ulcer]] | ||
*[[Acute pancreatitis]] | *[[Acute pancreatitis]] | ||
*[[Pericarditis]] | *[[Pericarditis]] | ||
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*[[Splenic tumor]] | *[[Splenic tumor]] | ||
*[[Splenomegaly]] | *[[Splenomegaly]] | ||
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===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== | ||
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| '''Infectious Disease''' | | '''Infectious Disease''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Amebic dysentery]], [[babesiosis]], [[bacillary dysentery]], [[botryomycosis]], [[gastroenteritis]], [[helicobacter pylori infection]], [[histoplasmosis]], [[infectious mononucleosis]], [[infective endocarditis]], [[pleural effusion|inflammatory pleural effusions]], [[parasitic worm|intestinal worm infestation]], [[Kala-azar|kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis)]], [[malaria]], [[mediterranean spotted fever]], [[miliary tuberculosis]], [[mumps]], [[mycobacterium avium complex]], [[abdominal abscess|perinephric abscess]], [[peritonitis]], [[pneumonia]], [[post streptococcal glomerulonephritis]], [[pericarditis|purulent pericarditis]], [[pyelonephritis]], [[ | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Amebic dysentery]], [[babesiosis]], [[bacillary dysentery]], [[botryomycosis]], [[gastroenteritis]], [[helicobacter pylori infection]], [[histoplasmosis]], [[infectious mononucleosis]], [[infective endocarditis]], [[pleural effusion|inflammatory pleural effusions]], [[parasitic worm|intestinal worm infestation]], [[Kala-azar|kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis)]], [[malaria]], [[mediterranean spotted fever]], [[miliary tuberculosis]], [[mumps]], [[mycobacterium avium complex]], [[abdominal abscess|perinephric abscess]], [[peritonitis]], [[pneumonia]], [[post streptococcal glomerulonephritis]], [[pericarditis|purulent pericarditis]], [[pyelonephritis]], [[kidney abscess|renal abscess]], [[mucormycosis|renal mucormycosis]], [[renal tuberculosis]], [[shingles]], [[abdominal abscess|splenic abscess]], [[hydatid disease|splenic hydatid cyst]], [[subphrenic abscess]], [[malaria|tropical splenomegaly syndrome]], [[typhoid fever]], [[dengue|viral hemorrhagic fever]], [[Weil syndrome]], [[yellow fever]] | ||
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===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | ===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | ||
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*[[Gaucher Disease]] | *[[Gaucher Disease]] | ||
*[[Gestational trophoblastic disease]] | *[[Gestational trophoblastic disease]] | ||
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*[[Glomerulonephritis]] | *[[Glomerulonephritis]] | ||
*[[Gold]] | *[[Gold]] | ||
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*[[Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis]] | *[[Post streptococcal glomerulonephritis]] | ||
*[[ERCP|Post-ERCP perforation]] | *[[ERCP|Post-ERCP perforation]] | ||
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*[[splenic cyst|Post-traumatic cysts]] | *[[splenic cyst|Post-traumatic cysts]] | ||
*[[Primary hyperoxaluria]] | *[[Primary hyperoxaluria]] | ||
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*[[Referred pain]] | *[[Referred pain]] | ||
*[[Reflux nephropathy]] | *[[Reflux nephropathy]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Kidney abscess|Renal abscess]] | ||
*[[hemangiosarcoma|Renal angiosarcoma]] | *[[hemangiosarcoma|Renal angiosarcoma]] | ||
*[[Renal cell carcinoma]] | *[[Renal cell carcinoma]] | ||
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*[[Williams Syndrome]] | *[[Williams Syndrome]] | ||
*[[Wilms tumor]] | *[[Wilms tumor]] | ||
*[[ pyelonephritis|Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis]] | *[[pyelonephritis|Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis]] | ||
*[[Yellow fever]] | *[[Yellow fever]] | ||
*[[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]] | *[[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mugilan Poongkunran M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Left upper quadrant pain can originate from the chest, diaphragm, abdomen, peritoneum or general medical conditions. Abdominal causes are generally due to the pathology involving spleen, stomach (also presents as epigastric and back pain), pancreas (usually present with epigastric and back pain), splenic flexure of the left colon (may have low abdominal pain or left flank pain) and left kidney (flank pain). Pain originating from intra-abdominal organ pathology may not localize accurately and diaphragmatic pain can be referred to the shoulder tip.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
- Abdominal compartment syndrome
- Acute pancreatitis
- Heavy metal toxicity
- Eclampsia
- Hepatorenal syndrome
- Infective endocarditis
- Ischemic colitis
- Ketoacidosis
- Malignant hypertension
- Mesenteric artery ischemia
- Perforated gastric ulcer
- Peritonitis
- Post-ERCP perforation
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary infarction
- Renal abscess
- Splenic abscess
- Splenic artery embolization
- Splenic infarction
- Traumatic splenic rupture
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Common Causes
- Basal pneumonia
- Empyema
- Gastritis
- Gastroduodenal ulcer
- Acute pancreatitis
- Pericarditis
- Pleuritis
- Pulmonary infarction
- Pyelonephritis
- Renal colic
- Splenic infarction
- Splenic rupture
- Splenic tumor
- Splenomegaly
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Causes by Organ System
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Causes in Alphabetical Order
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