Charcot's fever

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nounCharcot's fever (uncountable)

uncountablemedicineA recurrent fever associated with gallstones and jaundice.
Again, acute ulcerative endocarditis and purulent phlebitis may cause similar symptoms, as may also hepatic abscess, impaction of gallstones, with suppurative cholangitis, causing the so-called Charcot's fever (see below).
1907, Hobart Amory Hare, Practical Diagnosis: The Use of Symptoms and Physical Signs in the Diagnosis of Disease
Synonyms: Charcot intermittent fever, Charcot's intermittent fever

nounA recurrent fever associated with gallstones and jaundice.

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