- Charcot fever
- Charcot intermittent fever intermittent hepatic f.
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Charcot fever
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Charcot — may refer to: Jean Martin Charcot French neurologist Charcot s name is associated with many diseases and conditions including Charcot s artery (lenticulostriate artery) Charcot s joint (diabetic arthropathy) Charcot s disease (amyotrophic lateral … Wikipedia
Charcot's triad — refers to two separate sets of three signs each discovered by Jean Martin Charcot. Each set of three relates includes its own three signs, and each of them relate to separate diseases. One pertains to multiple sclerosis while the other refers to… … Wikipedia
Charcot's neurologic triad — is the combination of nystagmus, intention tremor, and scanning or staccato speech. This triad is associated with multiple sclerosis, where it was first described;[1] however, it is not considered pathognomonic for it. It is named for Jean Martin … Wikipedia
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 hypotension and… … Wikipedia
Charcot's triad 2 — is the combination of jaundice; fever, usually with rigors; and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Occurs as a result of ascending cholangitis. When the presentation also includes hypotension and mental status changes, it is known as Reynolds… … Wikipedia
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
Charcot arthropathy (disease joint) etc. — Char·cot arthropathy (disease, joint), etc. (shahr koґ) [Jean Martin Charcot, French neurologist, 1825–1893] see under foot, gait, sign, and triad; see neuropathic arthropathy, under arthropathy; see intermittent claudication, under… … Medical dictionary
Charcot's triad — the combination of fever, rigors, and jaundice that indicates acute cholangitis. J. M. Charcot … Medical dictionary
Charcot's triad — the combination of fever, rigors, and jaundice that indicates acute cholangitis. [M. Charcot] … The new mediacal dictionary
Charcot — Jean M., French neurologist, 1825–1893. See C. arteries, C. disease, C. intermittent fever, C. gait, C. joint, C. syndrome, C. triad, C. vertigo, C. Leyden crystals, under crystal, C. Neumann crystals, under crystal, C. Robin crystals, under… … Medical dictionary
