Charcot's cholangitis triad

"Charcot's triad" redirects here. For the other triad, see Charcot's neurologic 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 low blood pressure and mental status changes, it is known as Reynolds' pentad.^[1] It is named for Jean-Martin Charcot.^[2]

Charcot's cholangitis triad
Differential diagnosis	Ascending cholangitis

See also

• Charcot's neurologic triad (scanning speech, intention tremor, nystagmus) – a triad described in association with multiple sclerosis.
• Reynolds' pentad.

References

1. "eMedicine - Cholangitis : Article by Homayoun Shojamanesh". November 2021.
2. synd/2896 at Who Named It?