Charcot's cholangitis triad

Charcot's cholangitis triad is the combination of jaundice; fever, usually with rigors; and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. It occurs as a result of ascending cholangitis (an infection of the bile duct in the liver). When the presentation also includes hypotension and mental status changes, it is known as Reynolds' pentad.^[1] It is named for Jean-Martin Charcot.^[2]

See also

• Charcot's neurologic triad (scanning speech, intention tremor, nystagmus) - a triad described in association with multiple sclerosis.
• The addition of altered mental status and hypotension is called Reynolds' pentad.

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