Dysentery (bloody diarrhea)
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Overview
An acute disease characterized by diarrhea containing blood or mucus, due to any of a number of microbial infections.Signs and Symptoms
- Acute onset.
- Abdominal pain.
- Tenesmus (rectal spasm and false urge to stool).
- Diarrhea containing blood and/or mucus.
- Fever.
Etiology
Numerous pathogens are possible, including:- Shigella dysenteriae
- Campylobacter
- Salmonella typhi
- Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
- Yersinia enterocolitica
- Balantidium coli
- Viruses such as rotavirus, Norwalk virus, coronavirus, adenovirus.
- Parasites such as Entamoebia histolytica.
ICD-9 Codes
| ICD9-Code | Description | Comments |
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References
Unless specifically noted above, references used in the construction of this web page include the following:[FDM] Lecture notes from Functional Medicine University.
[SCNM] Lecture notes from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine.
[UT] Lecture notes from the University of Tennessee graduate programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry.
[Wikipedia2009] fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Syndrome_dysent%C3%A9rique.
[Tabers2001] Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. Philadelphia: FA Davis Company (2001).
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