Charcot's triad
Charcot's intermittent hepatic fever is the triad of:
- biliary colic
- jaundice
- swinging pyrexia - fever and chills
It occurs in about one-third of patients with bacterial cholangitis.
Reference:
- Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin 2005; 43(8):62-4.
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