Reynolds' pentad
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Reynolds' pentad is a collection of signs and symptoms suggesting the diagnosis of septic or ascending cholangitis, a serious infection of the biliary system. It is a combination of Charcot's triad 2 (jaundice, fever, abdominal pain) with hypotension (low blood pressure) and an altered mental state.[1]
[edit] Eponym
It was named after the surgeon, B.M. Reynolds, who described it in 1959 with Dr. Everett L. Dargan. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Cholangitis at eMedicine
- ^ Reynolds BM, Dargan EL (August 1959). "Acute obstructive cholangitis; a distinct clinical syndrome". Ann. Surg. 150 (2): 299–303. doi:10.1097/00000658-195908000-00013. PMID 13670595.
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