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| Cholangitis Classification and external resources |
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| ICD-10 | K83.0 |
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| ICD-9 | 576.1 |
| DiseasesDB | 2514 |
| eMedicine | med/2665 emerg/96 |
| MeSH | D002761 |
Cholangitis is inflammation of the bile duct. The most common cause is a bacterial infection, and the problem is then an ascending cholangitis. However, there are other types of cholangitis as well.
Ascending cholangitis
Ascending cholangitis is caused by bacteria, and causes pain, jaundice, and fever. The bacteria usually originate from a preceding choledocholithiasis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis is a cholangitis with autoimmune origin.
Secondary sclerosing cholangitis
Secondary sclerosing cholangitis is a cholangitis with other causes.
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