Charcot's triad
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Charcot's triad is two clinical indicators discovered by Jean-Martin Charcot, both of which relate to separate diseases. One pertains to multiple sclerosis while the other refers to ascending cholangitis. Charcot's triads are named for Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893), the French neurologist who first described the combinations of signs in relation to these diseases.
Types
- Charcot's triad 1 for multiple sclerosis
- Charcot's triad 2 for cholangitis or Reynolds' pentad
Charcot's triad for cholangitis include pain, jaundice and fever. Cholangitis name falsely suggest that it is infection of bile duct but in fact it is infection bilary tree. The most common organism to cause cholangitis is E. coli.
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