Problem
Dysentery
Other Names:
Bloody fluxCatarrhal dysentery
Nature:
Dysentery describes a group of infections characterized by inflammation of the small and large intestine with severe diarrhoea often containing white cells and mucus - and occasionally blood. It usually includes cramps and fever. Dysentery should not be thought of as a separate disease, but simply one end of the spectrum of diarrhoeal disease.
Incidence:
The two main types are amoebic dysentery of the tropics and bacillary dysentery which occurs throughout the world.
Broader Problems:
Enteric diseasesInfectious diarrhoeasEnvironmentally induced diseasesDiseases of the digestive system in animals Narrower Problems:
AmoebiasisBacilliary dysentery Related Problems:
CoccidiosisRectal bleedingPattern of Damp Heat invading Large Intestine in the bodyPattern of Deficient Lung Qi and Deficient Kidney Yang in the bodyBalantidiasis References:
World Health Organization: Dysentery: a report Subject(s):
Medicine → Intestinal tractMedicine → Lungs, throat
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST