Abdominal pain, fever and jaundice

(Charcot) triad refers to abdominal cramps (severe pain in the right upper abdomen), chills, fever, and jaundice, which are typical symptoms of acute suppurative cholangitis. The causes are mostly bile duct stones. A typical manifestation of the Charcot triad is acute cholangitis.

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