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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. | Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | ||
*[[Anthrax]] | |||
*[[Ebola virus]] | |||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
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===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== | ||
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|style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" |'''Cardiovascular''' | |style="height:100px"; style="width:25%" border="1" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" |'''Cardiovascular''' | ||
|style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | | |style="height:100px"; style="width:75%" border="1" bgcolor="Beige" | [[Cholesterol embolism]], [[mesenteric ischemia|mesenteric vascular occlusion]], [[vasculitis]] | ||
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|bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"| '''Chemical/Poisoning''' | |bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"| '''Chemical/Poisoning''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Arsenic trioxide]], [[arsenicals]], [[corrosive|caustic ingestion]], [[ethylene glycol]], [[mercury]] | ||
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| '''Dermatologic''' | | '''Dermatologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| Craniomandibular dermatodysostosis, [[Degos disease]], [[dermatomyositis]], [[hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia]], [[Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome]], [[vasculitis]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Drug Side Effect''' | | '''Drug Side Effect''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Alendronate]], [[alosetron]], [[anticoagulants]], [[aspirin]], [[bevacizumab]], [[Bicalutamide]], [[Ceftibuten]], [[clopidogrel]], [[Cidofovir]], [[colchicine]], [[dicoumarol]], [[indomethacin]], [[iron|iron compounds]], [[melarsoprol]], [[Meropenem]], [[miltefosine]], [[Nilutamide]], [[NSAIDS]], [[Oxaprozin]], [[Pergolide]], [[phenprocoumon]], [[phenylbutazone]], [[potassium chloride]], [[quinidine]], [[sertraline]], [[tetracycline]], [[Tiagabine]], [[warfarin]], [[zinc]], ziv-aflibercept, [[Zonisamide]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Ear Nose Throat''' | | '''Ear Nose Throat''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia]], [[Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Endocrine''' | | '''Endocrine''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Carcinoid]] | ||
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| '''Gastroenterologic''' | | '''Gastroenterologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Alcoholic cirrhosis]], [[alcoholic fatty liver]], [[anal fissure]], [[angiodysplasia]], aortoenteric fistula, [[Banti's syndrome]], [[biliary atresia]], [[bowel ischemia]], [[bowel obstruction]], [[volvulus|bowel strangulation]], [[Budd-Chiari syndrome]], [[portal vein thrombosis|chronic portal vein thrombosis]], coats plus syndrome, [[solitary rectal ulcer syndrome|colitis cystica profunda]], [[colitis]], [[diverticulosis|colonic diverticulosis]], [[colonic tubular adenomata]], [[colonic villous adenomata]], [[colonoscopy]], [[colorectal cancer]], [[Crohn's disease]], [[Degos disease]], [[Dieulafoy's lesion|Dieulafoy's ulcer]], [[polypectomy|duodenal polypectomy]], [[duodenal ulcer]], duodenal webs, [[enteric duplication cysts|duplication cysts]], [[esophageal cancer]], [[esophageal cyst]], [[esophageal varices]], [[familial adenomatous polyposis]], [[Gardner syndrome]], [[gastric antral vascular ectasia]], [[Gastric cancer]], [[gastric polyps]], [[gastric ulcer]], [[gastric volvulus]], gastric webs, [[gastritis]], [[gastroduodenal ulcers]], gastrointestinal duplications, [[hemorrhoids]], [[hemobilia]], hepatic arterioportal fistula, [[intussusception]], [[liver cirrhosis]], [[Mallory-Weiss syndrome]], [[Mallory-Weiss tear]], [[Meckel's diverticulum]], [[Ménétrier's disease]], [[mesenteric ischemia|mesenteric vascular occlusion]], [[peptic ulcer]], [[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome]], [[pneumatosis intestinalis|pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis]], [[portal hypertension]], [[portal hypertensive gastropathy]], [[proctitis]], [[esophageal varices|ruptured esophageal varices]], [[solitary rectal ulcer syndrome]], [[stomach cancer]], [[gastritis|stress gastritis]], [[peptic ulcer|stress ulcer]], [[superior mesenteric artery|superior mesenteric artery occlusion]], [[ulcerative colitis]], [[watermelon stomach]], [[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Genetic''' | | '''Genetic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Banti's syndrome]], [[carbamoylphosphate synthetase deficiency]], coats plus syndrome, [[Crohn's disease]], [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]], [[familial adenomatous polyposis]], [[Gardner syndrome]], [[hepatorenal tyrosinemia]], [[Kasabach-Merritt syndrome]], [[neurofibromatosis type I]], [[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome]], [[pseudoxanthoma elasticum]], [[Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Hematologic''' | | '''Hematologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[coagulopathy|Blood clotting disorders]], [[carcinoid]], [[coagulopathy]], [[essential thrombocytosis]], [[hemophilia]], [[haemorrhagic disease of the newborn]], [[essential thrombocytosis|hemorrhagic thrombocythemia]], [[Henoch-Schoenlein purpura]], [[iron deficiency anemia]], [[Kasabach-Merritt syndrome]], [[systemic mastocytosis]], [[thrombocytopenia]], [[Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Iatrogenic''' | | '''Iatrogenic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[total parenteral nutrition|Parenteral nutrition-induced liver disease]], [[anastomosis|post-surgical anastomosis]], [[telangiectasia|radiation-induced telangiectasia]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Infectious Disease''' | | '''Infectious Disease''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Acanthocephaliasis]], [[ancylostoma duodenale]], [[angiostrongyliasis]], [[anthrax]], [[bacillary dysentery]], [[balantidiasis]], [[candida albicans]], [[cytomegalovirus]], [[ebola virus]], [[entamoeba histolytica]], [[giardiasis]], [[helicobacter pylori]], [[herpes simplex virus]], [[Katayama fever ]], [[necator americanus|necator americanus (hookworm)]], [[parasites]], [[schistosoma mansoni]], [[strongyloidiasis]], [[trichuriasis]], [[typhoid fever]], [[yellow fever]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic''' | | '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| Craniomandibular dermatodysostosis, [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]], [[pelvic fracture]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Neurologic''' | | '''Neurologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Degos disease]], [[hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia]], Labrune syndrome, [[neurofibromatosis type I]], [[Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Nutritional/Metabolic''' | | '''Nutritional/Metabolic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Carbamoylphosphate synthetase deficiency]], [[hepatorenal tyrosinemia]], [[milk protein intolerance]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic''' | | '''Obstetric/Gynecologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Choriocarcinoma]], [[endometriosis]], [[leiomyoma]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Oncologic''' | | '''Oncologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Adenocarcinoma]], [[anal cancer]], [[blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome]], [[carcinoid]], [[cecum|cecal carcinoma]], [[choriocarcinoma]], [[colorectal cancer]], [[esophageal cancer]], [[familial adenomatous polyposis]], [[Gardner syndrome]], [[gastric cancer]], [[hemangioma]]s, [[kaposi sarcoma]], [[lipoma]], [[lymphoma]], [[malignancy]], [[melanoma]], [[neoplasm|mesenchymal neoplasm]], [[metastatic tumor]], [[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome]], [[small bowel cancer]], [[small bowel lymphoma]], [[tumor|small bowel tumors]], [[stomach cancer]], [[systemic mastocytosis]], [[tumors]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Ophthalmologic''' | | '''Ophthalmologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| Coats plus syndrome | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Overdose/Toxicity''' | | '''Overdose/Toxicity''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Drug overdose]] | ||
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| '''Renal/Electrolyte''' | | '''Renal/Electrolyte''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Cholesterol embolism]], [[chronic renal failure]], craniomandibular dermatodysostosis, [[Henoch-Schoenlein purpura]] | ||
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy''' | | '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Crohn's disease]], [[dermatomyositis]], [[food allergy]], [[food allergy|food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)]], [[Henoch-Schoenlein purpura]], [[microscopic polyangiitis]], [[polyarteritis nodosa]], [[systemic mastocytosis]], [[vasculitis]], [[Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome]] | ||
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| '''Trauma''' | | '''Trauma''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Trauma]] | ||
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| '''Miscellaneous''' | | '''Miscellaneous''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Foreign body]], swallowed maternal blood | ||
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===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | ===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | ||
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*[[Acanthocephaliasis]] | |||
*[[Adenocarcinoma]] | |||
*[[Alcoholic cirrhosis]] | |||
*[[Alcoholic fatty liver]] | |||
*[[Alendronate]] | |||
*[[Alosetron]] | |||
*[[Anal cancer]] | |||
*[[Anal fissure]] | |||
*[[Ancylostoma duodenale]] | |||
*[[Angiodysplasia]] | |||
*[[Angiostrongyliasis]] | |||
*[[Anthrax]] | |||
*[[Anticoagulants]] | |||
*Aortoenteric fistula | |||
*[[Arsenic trioxide]] | |||
*[[Arsenicals]] | |||
*[[Aspirin]] | |||
*[[Bacillary dysentery]] | |||
*[[Balantidiasis]] | |||
*[[Banti's syndrome]] | |||
*[[Bevacizumab]] | |||
*[[Biliary atresia]] | |||
*[[Blood clotting disorders]] | |||
*[[Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome]] | |||
*[[Bowel ischemia]] | |||
*[[Bowel obstruction]] | |||
*[[volvulus|Bowel strangulation]] | |||
*[[Budd-Chiari syndrome]] | |||
*[[Candida albicans]] | |||
*[[Carbamoylphosphate synthetase deficiency]] | |||
*[[Carcinoid]] | |||
*[[corrosive|Caustic ingestion]] | |||
*[[cecum|Cecal carcinoma]] | |||
*[[Ceftibuten]] | |||
*[[Cholesterol embolism]] | |||
*[[Choriocarcinoma]] | |||
*[[portal vein thrombosis|Chronic portal vein thrombosis]] | |||
*[[Chronic renal failure]] | |||
*[[Cidofovir]] | |||
*[[Clopidogrel]] | |||
*[[Coagulopathy]] | |||
*Coats plus syndrome | |||
*[[Colchicine]] | |||
*[[Colitis]] | |||
*[[solitary rectal ulcer syndrome|Colitis cystica profunda]] | |||
*[[diverticulosis|Colonic diverticulosis]] | |||
*[[Colonic tubular adenomata]] | |||
*[[Colonic villous adenomata]] | |||
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*[[Colonoscopy]] | |||
*[[Colorectal cancer]] | |||
*Craniomandibular dermatodysostosis | |||
*[[Crohn's disease]] | |||
*[[Cytomegalovirus]] | |||
*[[Degos disease]] | |||
*[[Dermatomyositis]] | |||
*[[Dicoumarol]] | |||
*[[Dieulafoy's lesion|Dieulafoy's ulcer]] | |||
*[[Drug overdose]] | |||
*[[polypectomy|Duodenal polypectomy]] | |||
*[[Duodenal ulcer]] | |||
*Duodenal webs | |||
*[[enteric duplication cysts|Duplication cysts]] | |||
*[[Ebola virus]] | |||
*[[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]] | |||
*[[Endometriosis]] | |||
*[[Entamoeba histolytica]] | |||
*[[Esophageal cancer]] | |||
*[[Esophageal cyst]] | |||
*[[Esophageal varices]] | |||
*[[Essential thrombocytosis ]] | |||
*[[Ethylene glycol]] | |||
*[[Familial adenomatous polyposis]] | |||
*[[Food allergy]] | |||
*[[food allergy|Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)]] | |||
*[[Foreign body]] | |||
*[[Gardner syndrome]] | |||
*[[Gastric antral vascular ectasia]] | |||
*[[Gastric cancer]] | |||
*[[Gastric polyps]] | |||
*[[Gastric ulcer]] | |||
*[[Gastric volvulus]] | |||
*Gastric webs | |||
*[[Gastritis]] | |||
*[[Gastroduodenal ulcers]] | |||
*Gastrointestinal duplications | |||
*[[Giardiasis]] | |||
*[[Haemorrhoids]] | |||
*[[Helicobacter pylori]] | |||
*[[Hemangioma]]s | |||
*[[Hemobilia]] | |||
*[[Hemophilia]] | |||
*[[Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn]] | |||
*[[essential thrombocytosis|Hemorrhagic thrombocythemia]] | |||
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*[[Henoch-Schoenlein purpura]] | |||
*Hepatic arterioportal fistula | |||
*[[Hepatorenal tyrosinemia]] | |||
*[[Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia]] | |||
*[[Herpes simplex virus]] | |||
*[[Indomethacin]] | |||
*[[Intussusception]] | |||
*[[iron|Iron compounds]] | |||
*[[Iron deficiency anemia]] | |||
*[[Kaposi sarcoma]] | |||
*[[Kasabach-Merritt syndrome]] | |||
*[[Katayama fever ]] | |||
*Labrune syndrome | |||
*[[Leiomyoma]] | |||
*[[Lipoma]] | |||
*[[Liver cirrhosis]] | |||
*[[Lymphoma]] | |||
*[[Malignancy]] | |||
*[[Mallory-Weiss syndrome]] | |||
*[[Mallory-Weiss tear]] | |||
*[[Meckel's diverticulum]] | |||
*[[Melanoma]] | |||
*[[Melarsoprol]] | |||
*[[Ménétrier's disease]] | |||
*[[Mercury]] | |||
*[[neoplasm|Mesenchymal neoplasm]] | |||
*[[Mesenteric vascular occlusion]] | |||
*[[Metastatic tumor]] | |||
*[[Microscopic polyangiitis]] | |||
*[[Milk protein intolerance]] | |||
*[[necator americanus|Necator americanus (hookworm)]] | |||
*[[Neurofibromatosis type I]] | |||
*[[Nilutamide]] | |||
*[[NSAIDS]] | |||
*[[Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome]] | |||
*[[Oxaprozin]] | |||
*[[total parenteral nutrition|Parenteral nutrition-induced liver disease]] | |||
*[[Pelvic fracture]] | |||
*[[Peptic ulcer]] | |||
*[[Pergolide]] | |||
*[[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome]] | |||
*[[Phenprocoumon]] | |||
*[[Phenylbutazone]] | |||
*[[pneumatosis intestinalis|Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis]] | |||
*[[Polyarteritis nodosa]] | |||
*[[Portal hypertension]] | |||
*[[Portal hypertensive gastropathy]] | |||
*[[anastomosis|Post-surgical anastomosis]] | |||
*[[Potassium chloride]] | |||
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*[[Proctitis]] | |||
*[[Pseudoxanthoma elasticum]] | |||
*[[Quinidine]] | |||
*[[telangiectasia|Radiation-induced telangiectasia]] | |||
*[[esophageal varices|Ruptured esophageal varices]] | |||
*[[Schistosoma mansoni]] | |||
*[[Small bowel cancer]] | |||
*[[Small bowel lymphoma]] | |||
*[[tumor|Small bowel tumors]] | |||
*[[Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome]] | |||
*[[Stomach cancer]] | |||
*[[gastritis|Stress gastritis]] | |||
*[[peptic ulcer|Stress ulcer]] | |||
*[[Strongyloidiasis]] | |||
*[[superior mesenteric artery|Superior mesenteric artery occlusion]] | |||
*Swallowed maternal blood | |||
*[[Systemic mastocytosis]] | |||
*[[Tetracycline]] | |||
*[[Thrombocytopenia]] | |||
*[[Tiagabine]] | |||
*[[Trauma]] | |||
*[[Trichuriasis]] | |||
*[[Tumors]] | |||
*[[Typhoid fever]] | |||
*[[Ulcerative colitis]] | |||
*[[Vasculitis]] | |||
*[[Warfarin]] | |||
*[[Watermelon stomach]] | |||
*[[Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome]] | |||
*[[Yellow fever]] | |||
*[[Zinc]] | |||
*Ziv-aflibercept | |||
*[[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]] | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Gastroenterology]] | [[Category:Gastroenterology]] | ||
[[Category:Mature chapter]] | [[Category:Mature chapter]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Crowdiagnosis]] | ||
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Overview
The most common cause of melena is peptic ulcer disease. Any other cause of bleeding from the upper gastro-intestinal tract, or even the ascending colon, can also cause melena. Melena may also be a sign of drug overdose if a patient is taking anti-coagulants, such as warfarin. A less serious, self-limiting case of melena can occur in newborns two to three days after delivery, due to swallowed maternal blood.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
- Duodenal ulcer
- Esophagitis
- Esophageal varices
- Gastric tumors
- Gastric ulcer
- Gastritis
- Mallory-Weiss syndrome
- Peptic ulcer