Acholia

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Acholia
Other namesHypocholia [1]
Acholic stool color hariadhi.svg
A comparison of acholic stool color to that of other stool types
Specialty Gastroenterology

Acholia is pale feces, due to lack of bile which results in the normal brown colour. [2] It is a sign of reduced conjugated bilirubin into the bowel, as a result of a problem in the liver itself or in the biliary tree. [3]

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Signs and symptoms

Acholia results in pale feces. [3]

Cause

A condition in which little or no bile is secreted or the flow of bile into the digestive tract is obstructed. The acholia is a sign of many diseases, such as hepatitis.

Etymology

Ancient Greek: a + chole (without bile).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dieulafoy, Georges (1912). A Text-book of Medicine. D. Appleton. p. 953. Retrieved 7 November 2017. Acholia.
  2. ↑ Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. Saunders; 2007.
  3. 1 2 La médecine de A à Z. Hachette; 1973.
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