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===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | ===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | ||
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*[[Acanthocephaliasis]] | *[[Acanthocephaliasis]] | ||
*[[Adenocarcinoma]] | *[[Adenocarcinoma]] | ||
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*[[Colitis cystica profunda]] | *[[Colitis cystica profunda]] | ||
*[[Colonic diverticulosis]] | *[[Colonic diverticulosis]] | ||
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*[[Colonic tubular adenomata]] | *[[Colonic tubular adenomata]] | ||
*[[Colonic villous adenomata]] | *[[Colonic villous adenomata]] | ||
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*[[Haemorrhoids]] | *[[Haemorrhoids]] | ||
*[[Helicobacter pylori]] | *[[Helicobacter pylori]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Hemangioma]]s | ||
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*[[Hemobilia]] | *[[Hemobilia]] | ||
*[[Hemophilia]] | *[[Hemophilia]] | ||
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*[[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome]] | *[[Peutz-Jeghers syndrome]] | ||
*[[Phenprocoumon]] | *[[Phenprocoumon]] | ||
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*[[Phenylbutazone]] | *[[Phenylbutazone]] | ||
*[[Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis]] | *[[Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis]] | ||
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*[[Ziv-aflibercept]] | *[[Ziv-aflibercept]] | ||
*[[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]] | *[[Zollinger-Ellison syndrome]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [2]
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
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| 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 |