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'''Occult blood''' is blood in the feces in amounts that cannot be seen by the eye however it can be detected through tests. | '''Occult blood''' is blood in the feces in amounts that cannot be seen by the eye however it can be detected through tests. | ||
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===Causes in Alphabetical Order<ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref><ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>=== | |||
*Angiodysplasia of the colon | *Angiodysplasia of the colon | ||
*[[Arteriovenous malformation]] | *[[Arteriovenous malformation]] | ||
Revision as of 21:18, 22 February 2013
Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Occult blood is blood in the feces in amounts that cannot be seen by the eye however it can be detected through tests.
Causes
Causes in Alphabetical Order[1][2]
- Angiodysplasia of the colon
- Arteriovenous malformation
- Diverticula
- Esophageal varices
- Fissures
- Gastrointestinal trauma
- Gastrointestinal tumor
- Gastric carcinoma
- GM-CSF Therapy
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiatal hernia
- Infections
- Inflammation
- Intestinal polyposis
- Loeffler's syndrome
- NSAIDs
- Portal hypertension