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==Overview==
 
 
 
==Causes of Left Upper Quadrant Abdominal pain==
 
===Life Threatening Causes===
 
*[[Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture]]
*[[Blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]]
*[[Cocaine|Cocaine overdose]]
*[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]]
*[[Eclampsia]]
*[[Ectopic pregnancy]]
*[[Hepatorenal syndrome]]
*[[Leiomyoma|Infarction or torsion of uterine leiomyoma]]
*[[Intussusception]]
*[[Strangulation|Strangulation of hernia]]
*[[Testicular torsion]]
*[[Pelvic inflammatory disease|Tuboovarian abscess]]
*[[Complications of pregnancy|Uterine torsion]]


==Causes of Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain==
===Common Causes===
===Common Causes===
* [[Adnexitis]]
 
* [[Aortic aneurysm]]
* [[Aortic aneurysm]]
* [[Appendicitis]]
* [[Appendicitis]]
* [[Colitis]]
* [[Colitis]]
* [[Colon carcinoma]]
* [[Colon carcinoma]]
* [[Crohn's disease]]
* [[Diverticulitis]]
* [[Diverticulitis]]
* [[Ectopic pregnancy]]
* [[Ectopic pregnancy]]
* [[Endometriosis]]
* [[Endometriosis]]
* [[Feces]]
* [[Fecal impaction]]
* [[Gastritis]]
* [[Gastroenteritis]]
* [[Gastroenteritis]]
* [[Inflammatory bowel disease]]
* [[Inflammatory bowel disease]]
* [[Inguinal hernia]]
* [[Inguinal hernia]]
* [[Intestinal obstruction]]
* [[Intestinal obstruction]]
* [[Mesenteric]] [[lymphadenitis]] or [[thrombosis]]
* [[lymphadenopathy|Mesenteric lymphadenitis]]
* [[Dysmenorrhea|Middle pain]]
* [[Dysmenorrhea]]
* [[Nephrolithiasis]]
* [[Nephrolithiasis]]
* [[Ovarian cyst]] or [[torsion]]
* [[Ovarian cyst]]
* [[Psoas]] [[abscess]]
* [[Psoas abscess]]
* [[Pyelonephritis]]
* [[Pyelonephritis]]
* [[Renal pain]]
* [[Renal pain]]
* [[Salpingitis]]/[[Pelvic inflammatory disease]]
* [[Pelvic inflammatory disease]]
* Seminal vesiculitis
* [[Chlamydia infection|Seminal vesiculitis]]
* [[Splenomegaly]]
* [[Strangulated hernia]]
* [[Volvulus]]
* [[Volvulus]]
==Causes of Left Upper Quadrant Abdominal pain==
===Life Threatening Causes===
*[[Blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]]
*[[Acute pancreatitis]]
*[[heavy metal|Heavy metal toxicity]]
*[[Eclampsia]]
*[[Hepatorenal syndrome]]
*[[Infective endocarditis]]
*[[Ischemic colitis]]
*[[Ketoacidosis]]
*[[Malignant hypertension]]
*[[acute mesenteric ischemia|Mesenteric artery ischemia]]
*[[gastric ulcer|Perforated gastric ulcer]]
*[[Peritonitis]]
*[[ERCP|Post-ERCP perforation]]
*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
*[[Pulmonary infarction]]
*[[abdominal abscess|Renal abscess]]
*[[abdominal abscess|Splenic abscess]]
*[[embolization|Splenic artery embolization]]
*[[Splenic infarction]]
*[[rupture spleen|Traumatic splenic rupture]]
===Common Causes===
*[[pneumonia|Basal pneumonia]]
*[[Empyema]]
*[[Gastritis]]
*[[Peptic ulcer|Gastroduodenal ulcer]]s
*[[Acute pancreatitis]]
*[[Pericarditis]]
*[[Pleuritis]]
*[[Pulmonary infarction]]
*[[Pyelonephritis]]
*[[Renal colic]]
*[[Splenic infarction]]
*[[rupture spleen|Splenic rupture]]
*[[Splenic tumor]]
*[[Splenomegaly]]


===Causes by Organ System===
===Causes by Organ System===
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| '''Gastroenterologic'''
| '''Gastroenterologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]], [[diverticulitis|acute diverticulitis]], [[chronic constipation]], [[collagenous colitis]], [[colon cancer]], [[lymphoma|colonic lymphoma]], [[Crohn's disease]], [[diverticulitis|diverticular abscess]], [[eosinophilic gastroenteritis]], [[familial adenomatous polyposis]], [[fecal impaction]], [[gastroenteritis]], [[hepatorenal syndrome]], [[inguinal hernia]], [[internal hernia]], [[intestinal pseudo-obstruction]], [[intussusception]], [[irritable bowel syndrome]], [[ischemic colitis]], [[large bowel obstruction]], [[Lymphadenopathy|mesentric lymphadenitis]], [[mesothelioma|malignant peritoneal mesothelioma]], [[serous tumor|omental cyst]], [[pelvic abscess]], [[gastric ulcer|perforated gastric ulcer]], [[perianal abscess]], [[peritonitis]], [[porphyria]], [[proctalgia fugax]], [[injury|rectal injury]], [[Anorectal pain|rectal abscess]], [[Anorectal pain|rectal ulcer]], [[adhesions|small bowel adhesions]], [[small bowel obstruction]], [[ulcerative colitis]], [[hamartoma|visceral hamartoma]], [[hemangioma|visceral hemangioma]], [[volvulus]], [[Wandering spleen|wandering spleen syndrome]]
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]], [[diverticulitis|acute diverticulitis]], [[chronic constipation]], [[collagenous colitis]], [[colon cancer]], [[lymphoma|colonic lymphoma]], [[Crohn's disease]], [[diverticulitis|diverticular abscess]], [[eosinophilic gastroenteritis]], [[familial adenomatous polyposis]], [[fecal impaction]], [[gastroenteritis]], [[hepatorenal syndrome]], [[inguinal hernia]], [[internal hernia]], [[intestinal pseudo-obstruction]], [[intussusception]], [[irritable bowel syndrome]], [[ischemic colitis]], [[large bowel obstruction]], [[mesothelioma|malignant peritoneal mesothelioma]], [[Lymphadenopathy|mesentric lymphadenitis]], [[serous tumor|omental cyst]], [[pelvic abscess]], [[gastric ulcer|perforated gastric ulcer]], [[perianal abscess]], [[peritonitis]], [[porphyria]], [[proctalgia fugax]], [[Anorectal pain|rectal abscess]], [[injury|rectal injury]], [[Anorectal pain|rectal ulcer]], [[adhesions|small bowel adhesions]], [[small bowel obstruction]], [[Strangulation|strangulation of hernia]], [[ulcerative colitis]], [[hamartoma|visceral hamartoma]], [[hemangioma|visceral hemangioma]], [[volvulus]], [[Wandering spleen|wandering spleen syndrome]]
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| '''Infectious Disease'''
| '''Infectious Disease'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Bacteroides]], [[chlamydia]], [[cystitis]], [[gardnerella vaginalis]], [[gastroenteritis]], [[gonorrhea]], [[miliary tuberculosis]], [[mumps]], [[pelvic inflammatory disease]], [[peritonitis]], [[psoas abscess]][[Chlamydia infection|seminal vesiculitis]], [[salpingitis]], [[septic arthritis]], [[shingles]], [[transient synovitis]], [[Pelvic inflammatory disease|tuboovarian abscess]]
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Bacteroides]], [[chlamydia]], [[cystitis]], [[gardnerella vaginalis]], [[gastroenteritis]], [[gonorrhea]],  [[HIV]], [[miliary tuberculosis]], [[mumps]], [[pelvic inflammatory disease]], [[peritonitis]], [[psoas abscess]], [[Chlamydia infection|seminal vesiculitis]], [[salpingitis]], [[septic arthritis]], [[shingles]], [[transient synovitis]], [[Pelvic inflammatory disease|tuboovarian abscess]]
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| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''
| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic'''


|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Abortion]], [[bacterial vaginosis]], [[bacteroides]], [[broad ligament|broad ligament neoplasms]], [[child birth]], [[chlamydia]], [[corpus luteum|corpus luteum of pregnancy]], [[cystitis]], [[dysmenorrhoea]], [[eclampsia]], [[ectopic pregnancy]], [[endometriosis]], [[endometritis]], [[carcinoma|fallopian tubal carcinoma]], [[gardnerella vaginalis]], [[gestational trophoblastic disease]], [[gonorrhea]], [[HIV]], [[Müllerian duct|hydatid cyst of Morgagni]], [[Leiomyoma|infarction or torsion of uterine leiomyoma]], [[Intra-uterine device|intra-uterine device]], [[luteoma]], [[ovarian cancer]], [[ovarian cyst]], [[ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome]], [[metastasis|Ovarian metastasis]], [[ovarian torsion]], [[Müllerian duct|paramesonephric cysts]], [[pelvic inflammatory disease]], [[polycystic ovary syndrome]], [[Reiter’s syndrome]], [[salpingitis]], [[ovarian cyst|theca lutein cysts]], [[uterine fibroids]], [[Complications of pregnancy|uterine torsion]]
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Abortion]], [[bacterial vaginosis]], [[bacteroides]], [[broad ligament|broad ligament neoplasms]], [[child birth]], [[chlamydia]], [[corpus luteum|corpus luteum of pregnancy]], [[cystitis]], [[dysmenorrhoea]], [[eclampsia]], [[ectopic pregnancy]], [[endometriosis]], [[endometritis]], [[carcinoma|fallopian tubal carcinoma]], [[gardnerella vaginalis]], [[gestational trophoblastic disease]], [[gonorrhea]], [[Müllerian duct|hydatid cyst of morgagni]], [[Leiomyoma|infarction or torsion of uterine leiomyoma]], [[Intra-uterine device|intra-uterine device]], [[luteoma]], [[ovarian cancer]], [[ovarian cyst]], [[ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome]], [[metastasis|ovarian metastasis]], [[ovarian torsion]], [[Müllerian duct|paramesonephric cysts]], [[pelvic inflammatory disease]], [[polycystic ovary syndrome]], [[Reiter’s syndrome]], [[salpingitis]], [[ovarian cyst|theca lutein cysts]], [[uterine fibroids]], [[Complications of pregnancy|uterine torsion]]
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|-
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
| '''Oncologic'''
| '''Oncologic'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Colon cancer]], [[lymphoma|colonic lymphoma]], [[familial adenomatous polyposis]], [[metastasis|Ovarian metastasis]], [[ovarian cancer]], [[tumor lysis syndrome]], [[uterine fibroids]], [[hamartoma|visceral hamartoma]], [[hemangioma|visceral hemangioma]], [[Von Hippel-Lindau disease]]
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Colon cancer]], [[lymphoma|colonic lymphoma]], [[familial adenomatous polyposis]], [[metastasis|ovarian metastasis]], [[ovarian cancer]], [[tumor lysis syndrome]], [[uterine fibroids]], [[hamartoma|visceral hamartoma]], [[hemangioma|visceral hemangioma]], [[Von Hippel-Lindau disease]]
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|-
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|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"
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| '''Trauma'''
| '''Trauma'''
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Electrical burns]], [[rib fractures]], [[blunt splenic trauma|splenic laceration and hematoma]], [[rupture spleen|traumatic splenic rupture]]
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Electrical burns]], [[fracture|pelvic bone fractures]]
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|-
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*[[Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture]]
*[[Blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]]
*[[Blunt trauma|Abdominal compartment syndrome]]
 
*[[Abortion]]
*[[appendicitis|Acute appendicitis]]
*[[diverticulitis|Acute diverticulitis]]
*[[diverticulitis|Acute diverticulitis]]
*[[eosinophilic gastroenteritis|Allergic gastroenteropathy]]
*[[eosinophilic gastroenteritis|Allergic gastroenteropathy]]
*[[Bacteroides]]
*[[Bladder distension]]
*[[broad ligament|Broad ligament neoplasms]]
*[[Carcinoid]]
*[[Carcinoid]]
 
*[[Child birth]]
*[[Chlamydia]]
*[[Chlamydia infection|Seminal vesiculitis]]
*[[Chronic constipation]]
*[[Chronic constipation]]
*[[Cocaine|Cocaine overdose]]
*[[Cocaine|Cocaine overdose]]
*[[Collagenous colitis]]
*[[Collagenous colitis]]
*[[intestinal obstruction|Colon atresia]]
*[[intestinal obstruction|Colon atresia]]
*[[Colon cancer]]
*[[Colon cancer]]
*[[lymphoma|Colonic lymphoma]]
*[[lymphoma|Colonic lymphoma]]
*[[surgery|Colonic surgery]]
*[[Colonoscopy]]
*[[Corpus luteum|corpus luteum of pregnancy]]
*[[Crohn's disease]]
*[[Crohn's disease]]
 
*[[Cystitis]]
*[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]]
*[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]]
 
*[[diverticulitis|Diverticular abscess]]
*[[Dysmenorrhoea]]
*[[Eclampsia]]
*[[Eclampsia]]
*[[Ectopic pregnancy]]
*[[Electrical burns]]
*[[Electrical burns]]
*[[Endometriosis]]
*[[Endometriosis]]
*[[Endometritis]]
*[[Eosinophilic gastroenteritis]]
*[[Eosinophilic gastroenteritis]]
 
*[[carcinoma|Fallopian tubal carcinoma]],
*[[Familial adenomatous polyposis]]
*[[Familial adenomatous polyposis]]
 
*[[Fecal impaction]]
*[[Gardnerella vaginalis]]
*[[Gastroenteritis]]
*[[Gastroenteritis]]
*[[Gestational trophoblastic disease]]
*[[Gestational trophoblastic disease]]
 
*[[Gonorrhea]]
 
*[[Heavy metals]]
*[[Heavy metals]]
 
*[[Henoch-Schönlein purpura]]
*[[Hepatorenal syndrome]]
*[[Hepatorenal syndrome]]


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*[[Hip dislocation]]
*[[Müllerian duct|Hydatid cyst of Morgagni]]
*[[hysterectomy|Hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy]]
*[[Idiopathic]]
*[[Idiopathic]]
 
*[[Leiomyoma|Infarction or torsion of uterine leiomyoma]]
*[[Inguinal hernia]]
*[[Lymphadenopathy|Inguinal lymphadenopathy]]
*[[Internal hernia]]
*[[Intestinal pseudo-obstruction]]
*[[Intestinal pseudo-obstruction]]
*[[adhesions|Intra abdominal adhesions]]
*[[adhesions|Intra abdominal adhesions]]
*[[Intra-uterine device|Intra-uterine device]]
*[[Intussusception]]
*[[Intussusception]]
*[[Irritable bowel syndrome]]
*[[Irritable bowel syndrome]]
*[[Ischemic colitis]]
*[[Ischemic colitis]]
 
*[[Luteoma]]
*[[Lymphadenopathy|Mesentric lymphadenitis]]
*[[Lymphoma]]
*[[Lymphoma]]
*[[mesothelioma|Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma]]
*[[mesothelioma|Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma]]
*
*[[acute mesenteric ischemia|Mesenteric artery ischemia]]
*[[acute mesenteric ischemia|Mesenteric artery ischemia]]
*[[Miliary tuberculosis]]
*[[Miliary tuberculosis]]
*[[Milk-alkali syndrome]]
*[[Milk-alkali syndrome]]
*[[Mumps]]
*[[Mumps]]
*[[Mycobacterium avium complex]]
*[[Mycobacterium avium complex]]
*[[serous tumor|Omental cyst]]
*[[Organophosphate poisoning]]
*[[Organophosphate poisoning]]
 
*[[Ovarian cancer]]
*[[Ovarian cyst]]
*[[Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome]]
*[[metastasis|Ovarian metastasis]]
*[[Ovarian torsion]]
*[[Müllerian duct|Paramesonephric cysts]]
*[[Pelvic abscess]]
*[[Pelvic inflammatory disease]]
*[[biopsy|Percutaneous abdominal biopsy]]
*[[biopsy|Percutaneous abdominal biopsy]]
*[[gastric ulcer|Perforated gastric ulcer]]
*[[gastric ulcer|Perforated gastric ulcer]]
*[[Perianal abscess]]
*[[Peritoneal dialysis]]
*[[Peritoneal dialysis]]
*[[Peritonitis]]
*[[Peritonitis]]
 
*[[Polycystic ovary syndrome]]
 
*[[Porphyria]]
*[[Porphyria]]
*[[Post streptococcal  glomerulonephritis]]
*[[Post streptococcal  glomerulonephritis]]
*[[ERCP|Post-ERCP perforation]]
*[[ERCP|Post-ERCP perforation]]
*[[Proctalgia fugax]]
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*[[Psoas abscess]]
 
*[[Radiation therapy]]
*[[Radiation therapy]]
*[[Anorectal pain|Rectal abscess]]
*[[injury|Rectal injury]]
*[[Anorectal pain|Rectal ulcer]]
*[[Referred pain]]
*[[Referred pain]]
**[[Rheumatoid vasculitis]]
*[[Reiter’s syndrome]]
*[[Rheumatoid vasculitis]]
*[[Rib fractures]]
*[[Rib fractures]]
 
*[[Salpingitis]]
*[[Salpingitis]]
*[[Scarlet fever]]
*[[Scarlet fever]]
*[[Chlamydia infection|Seminal vesiculitis]]
*[[Septic arthritis]]
*[[Shingles]]
*[[Shingles]]
 
*[[adhesions|Small bowel adhesions]]
 
*[[Small bowel obstruction]]
*[[Splenosis]]
*[[Splenosis]]
*[[Statins]]
*[[Statins]]
*[[Steroid abuse]]
*[[Steroid abuse]]
 
*[[Strangulation|Strangulation of hernia]]
*[[Systemic vasculitis]]
*[[Systemic vasculitis]]
*[[Testicular torsion]]
*[[ovarian cyst|Theca lutein cysts]]
*[[Thrombolytic therapy]]
*[[Thrombolytic therapy]]
 
*[[Appendix of the epididymis|Torsion of epididymis]]
*[[Transient synovitis]]
*[[Pelvic inflammatory disease|Tuboovarian abscess]]
*[[Tumor lysis syndrome]]
*[[Tumor lysis syndrome]]
*[[Ulcerative colitis]]
*[[Ulcerative colitis]]
*[[obstructive uropathy|Urinary outflow obstruction]]
*[[obstructive uropathy|Urinary outflow obstruction]]
*[[Uterine fibroids]]
*[[Complications of pregnancy|Uterine torsion]]
*[[dengue|Viral hemorrhagic fevers]]
*[[dengue|Viral hemorrhagic fevers]]
*[[hamartoma|Visceral hamartoma]]
*[[hamartoma|Visceral hamartoma]]

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Causes of Left Upper Quadrant Abdominal pain

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Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture, ischemic colitis, malignant hypertension, mesenteric artery ischemia, rheumatoid vasculitis, systemic vasculitis
Chemical/Poisoning Ethylene glycol poisoning, food poisoning, heavy metal poisoning, methanol, organophosphate poisoning
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic Scarlet fever, shingles
Drug Side Effect Statins, steroid abuse, thrombolytic therapy, vitamin D toxicity
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine Carcinoid, diabetic ketoacidosis
Environmental Organophosphate poisoning
Gastroenterologic Abdominal compartment syndrome, acute diverticulitis, chronic constipation, collagenous colitis, colon cancer, colonic lymphoma, Crohn's disease, diverticular abscess, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, familial adenomatous polyposis, fecal impaction, gastroenteritis, hepatorenal syndrome, inguinal hernia, internal hernia, intestinal pseudo-obstruction, intussusception, irritable bowel syndrome, ischemic colitis, large bowel obstruction, malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, mesentric lymphadenitis, omental cyst, pelvic abscess, perforated gastric ulcer, perianal abscess, peritonitis, porphyria, proctalgia fugax, rectal abscess, rectal injury, rectal ulcer, small bowel adhesions, small bowel obstruction, strangulation of hernia, ulcerative colitis, visceral hamartoma, visceral hemangioma, volvulus, wandering spleen syndrome
Genetic Colon atresia, familial adenomatous polyposis, porphyria, Von Hippel-Lindau disease
Hematologic Lymphoma, porphyria
Iatrogenic Colonic surgery, colonoscopy, hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, intra abdominal adhesions, percutaneous abdominal biopsy, peritoneal dialysis, radiation therapy, referred pain
Infectious Disease Bacteroides, chlamydia, cystitis, gardnerella vaginalis, gastroenteritis, gonorrhea, HIV, miliary tuberculosis, mumps, pelvic inflammatory disease, peritonitis, psoas abscess, seminal vesiculitis, salpingitis, septic arthritis, shingles, transient synovitis, tuboovarian abscess
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Hip dislocation, polymyositis, psoas abscess, septic arthritis, transient synovitis
Neurologic
Nutritional/Metabolic
Obstetric/Gynecologic Abortion, bacterial vaginosis, bacteroides, broad ligament neoplasms, child birth, chlamydia, corpus luteum of pregnancy, cystitis, dysmenorrhoea, eclampsia, ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, endometritis, fallopian tubal carcinoma, gardnerella vaginalis, gestational trophoblastic disease, gonorrhea, hydatid cyst of morgagni, infarction or torsion of uterine leiomyoma, intra-uterine device, luteoma, ovarian cancer, ovarian cyst, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, ovarian metastasis, ovarian torsion, paramesonephric cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease, polycystic ovary syndrome, Reiter’s syndrome, salpingitis, theca lutein cysts, uterine fibroids, uterine torsion
Oncologic Colon cancer, colonic lymphoma, familial adenomatous polyposis, ovarian metastasis, ovarian cancer, tumor lysis syndrome, uterine fibroids, visceral hamartoma, visceral hemangioma, Von Hippel-Lindau disease
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity Cocaine overdose, steroid abuse
Psychiatric Intestinal pseudo-obstruction, irritable bowel syndrome
Pulmonary
Renal/Electrolyte Ureteral colic, urinary outflow obstruction, Von Hippel-Lindau disease
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Allergic gastroenteropathy, Crohn's disease, food intolerance, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, rheumatoid vasculitis, scarlet fever, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic vasculitis, ulcerative colitis
Sexual Seminal vesiculitis, testicular torsion, torsion of epididymis
Trauma Electrical burns, pelvic bone fractures
Urologic Bladder distension
Miscellaneous Chronic constipation, foreign body ingestion, idiopathic, inguinal lymphadenopathy, splenosis

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