| Reynolds' pentad | |
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| Differential diagnosis | obstructive ascending cholangitis |
Reynolds' pentad is a collection of signs and symptoms consistent with obstructive ascending cholangitis, a serious infection of the biliary tract. It is a combination of Charcot's triad (right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and fever) with shock (low blood pressure, tachycardia) and an altered mental status. Sometimes the two additional signs are listed simply as low blood pressure and confusion.
Eponym
It was named after surgeon Benedict Reynolds, who described it (along with Everett Dargan) in 1959.
References
- ^ 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. PMC 1613362. PMID 13670595.
- Teo, Amir H. Sam, James T.H. (2010). Rapid medicine (2nd ed.). Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 1405183233.
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