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===Differentiating Diseases that Cause Constipation=== | ===Differentiating Diseases that Cause Constipation=== | ||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Autonomic neuropathy|Diabetic autonomic neuropathy]]''' | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Autonomic neuropathy|Diabetic autonomic neuropathy]]''' | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | + | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | + | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |++ | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | ++ | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Rectocele]]''' | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Rectocele]]''' | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Bulging [[rectum]] | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Bulging [[rectum]] | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Anal fissure]]''' | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Anal fissure]]''' | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +++ | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +++ | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* Increased [[sphincter]] tone | * Increased [[sphincter]] tone | ||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Anismus]]''' | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Anismus]]''' | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | + | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | |||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* Absence of [[defecation]] and gas passing | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* [[Digital rectal examination|DRE]] | * [[Digital rectal examination|DRE]] | ||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Systemic sclerosis]]''' | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Systemic sclerosis]]''' | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | + | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | + | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* [[Raynaud phenomenon]] | |||
* Fingertip [[ulcer]] | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* Clinical characteristics | |||
* [[Anti-centromere antibodies|Anti-centromere]] and [[Anti Scl-70|anti-Scl-70 antibodies]] | |||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Hypothyroidism]]''' | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Hypothyroidism]]''' | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |↓↓ | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |↓↓ | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |'''↑↑''' | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |'''↑↑''' | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* [[Weakness]] and [[fatigue]] | |||
* [[Dysmenorrhea]] | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* [[Thyroid function tests|Thyroid function tests (TFT)]] | |||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Parkinson's disease]]''' | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Parkinson's disease]]''' | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | +/- | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |++ | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | ++ | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |+ | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | + | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* [[Muscle spasm|Muscle stiffness]] | |||
* [[Drooling]] | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* Brain [[MRI]] | |||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Multiple sclerosis]]''' | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Multiple sclerosis]]''' | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | + | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | + | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |↓'''↑''' | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |↓'''↑''' | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* [[Blurred vision]] | |||
* [[Erectile dysfunction]] | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* Brain [[MRI]] | |||
* [[CSF]] biochemical profile | |||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Hypomagnesemia]]''' | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Hypomagnesemia]]''' | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | + | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | + | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |↓ | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |↓ | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* [[Nystagmus]] | |||
* [[Seizure]] | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* Plasma [[Mg]] level | |||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Hypocalcemia]]''' | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Hypocalcemia]]''' | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |+ | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | + | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |- | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |↓ | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |↓ | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* [[Muscle weakness]] | |||
* [[Dysesthesia]] | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* Plasma [[Calcium|Ca]] level | |||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Depression]]''' | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Depression]]''' | ||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |Normal | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* Hopelessness | |||
* [[Weakness]] and [[fatigue]] | |||
* [[Depressed mood]] | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | | style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | ||
* [[Psychological]] examination | |||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Pregnancy]]''' | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Pregnancy]]''' | ||
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Constipation Microchapters |
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Constipation On the Web |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]
Overview
Diseases that cause constipation should differentiate from each others, such as malignancy, diabetic autonomic neuropathy, irritable bowel syndrome, rectocele, fissure, anismus, systemic sclerosis, hypothyroidism, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia, and depression.
Differentiating Constipation from Other Diseases
- Diseases that cause constipation should differentiate from each others, such as malignancy, diabetic autonomic neuropathy, irritable bowel syndrome, rectocele, fissure, anismus, systemic sclerosis, hypothyroidism, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia, and depression.
Differentiating Diseases that Cause Constipation
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Electrolyte tests | Biochemical tests | |||||||||||||||||
GI symptoms | Extra GI symptoms | Abnormal gait | Anal protruding mass | DRE | Deep tendon reflex | Mg | K | Ca | FBS | TSH | ||||||||
Dysphagia | Abdominal pain | Anal pain | Weight loss | Polyphagia, Polyuria, Polydipsia | Dry skin | Tremor | ||||||||||||
Malignancy | - | - | +/- | ++ | - | - | - | - | - | Empty rectum | Normal | Normal | Normal | ↓↑ | Normal | Normal |
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Diabetic autonomic neuropathy | - | - | - | + | ++ | +/- | - | +/- | - | Normal | ↓ | Normal | Normal | Normal | ↑↑ | Normal | ||
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) | - | + | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
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Rectocele | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | Bulging rectum | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
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Anal fissure | - | - | +++ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
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Anismus | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | Increased sphincter tone | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
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Systemic sclerosis | + | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
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Hypothyroidism | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | Normal | ↓↓ | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | ↑↑ | ||
Parkinson's disease | +/- | - | - | - | - | - | ++ | + | - | Normal | ↑↑ | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
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Multiple sclerosis | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | Normal | ↓↑ | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | ||
Hypomagnesemia | - | + | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | Normal | ↓ | ↓↓ | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
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Hypocalcemia | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Normal | ↓ | Normal | Normal | ↓↓ | Normal | Normal |
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Depression | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
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Pregnancy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
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