Causes of left upper quadrant abdominal pain

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Mugilan Poongkunran M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

Left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain can originate from the chest, diaphragm, abdomen, peritoneum or from general 'medical' causes. Abdominal causes are generally due to the pathology involving spleen, stomach (may have epigastric pain, LUQ pain or back pain), pancreas (may have epigastric or back pain), spleenic flexure of the left colon (may have low abdominal pain or left flank pain), and left kidney (may have loin pain). Pain orginating from intra-abdominal organ pathology may not localise accurately and diaphragmatic pain can be referred to the shoulder tip.

Causes of Left Upper Quadrant Abdominal pain

Life Threatening Causes

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Common Causes

• Basal pneumonia
• Empyema
• Gastritis
• Gastroduodenal ulcers
• Kidney cancer
• Pancreatitis
• Pericarditis
• Pleuritis
• Pulmonary infarction
• Pyelonephritis
• Renal pain
• Spleen tumor
• Splenic infarction
• Splenic rupture
• Splenomegaly

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Infective endocarditis, Intestinal lymphangiectasia, Ischemic colitis, Malignant hypertension, Mesenteric artery ischemia, Pancreatic ischemia, Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, Pulmonary embolism, Pulmonary infarction, Purulent pericarditis, Rheumatoid vasculitis, Splenic artery aneurysm, Splenic artery embolization, Splenic infarction, Systemic vasculitis
Chemical/Poisoning	Algal toxin in shellfish, Aluminum toxicity, Arsenic poisoning, Beetle poisoning, Cadmium toxicity, Chromium poisoning, Copper poisoning, Ecstasy overdose, Ethylene glycol poisoning, Food poisoning, Gold, Heavy metals, Iron poisoning, Lead poisoning, Mercury poisoning, Methanol, Organophosphate poisoning, Saw palmetto, Scorpion venom, Silver poisoning, Toxic mushrooms,
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	No underlying causes
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	No underlying causes
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

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Causes in Alphabetical Order

• Disease A

• Disease B

• Disease C

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