Charcot triad (internal medicine)

In internal medicine, the Charcot triad II describes a complex of symptoms consisting of pain in the right upper abdomen, fever and jaundice ( jaundice ). If these three symptoms occur together, an acute purulent inflammation of the biliary tract ( cholangitis ) is very likely.

The Charcot triad owes its name to the French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893).

See also

• Charcot Triassic (Neurology)

literature

• Gerd Herold : Internal Medicine . Cologne 1999 (458 pages).

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