Rebound tenderness causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Causes
Common causes
- Appendicitis
- Bacterial peritonitis
- Biliary colic or renal colic
- Bowel obstruction
- Cholecystitis
- Colitis
- Diverticulitis
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | Celiac artery compression syndrome, Ruptured aortic aneurysm
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| Chemical / poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | Adrenal hemorrhage, Metabolic ( DKA, Porphyria), Subdiaphragmatic abscess |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | Appendicitis, Appendicitis , Biliary colic , Bowel obstruction , Bowel obstruction , Bowel obstruction , Cholangitis , Cholecystitis , Choledocholithiasis, Colitis cystica profunda, Colonic pseudoobstruction, Duodenal ulcer, Early appendicitis, Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, Gastric ulcer , Gastritis , Gastroenteritis, Gastroenteritis , Gastroenteritis , Gastroenteritis , Gastrointestinal perforation, Hepatitis , Inflammatory bowel disease , Inguinal hernia , Intestinal ischaemia, Irritable bowel syndrome , Irritable bowel syndrome , Mesenteric ischemia , Mesenteric ischemia , Mesenteric venous thrombosis, Microscopic colitis, Pancreatic pseudocyst, Pancreatitis , Pancreatitis , Paralytic Ileus, Peritonitis, Peritonitis , Peritonitis ,Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis, Splenic abscess , Splenic infarct |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | sickle cell crisis |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | Pseudomembranous colitis |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | Ectopic pregnancy, Salpingitis |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal / Electrolyte | Nephrolithiasis |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | Nephrolithiasis |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
- Appendicitis
- Adrenal hemorrhage
- Bacterial peritonitis
- Biliary colic or renal colic
- Bowel obstruction
- Cholecystitis
- Colitis
- Cholangitis
- Choledocholithiasis
- Colitis cystica profunda Colonic pseudoobstruction
- Celiac artery compression syndrome
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenal ulcer
- Eosinophilic gastroenteritis
- Gastritis
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastric ulcer
- Gastrointestinal perforation
- Gynecologic etiologies
- Ovarian cyst torsion or rupture
- Ruptured ectopic pregnancy
- Tubo-ovarian abscess
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Intra-abdominal or pelvic abscess
- Intussusception
- Inguinal hernia
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- inflammatory bowel disease
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Mesenteric ischemia
- Mesenteric venous thrombosis
- Metabolic (eg, DKA, porphyria) Metabolic (eg, DKA, porphyria)
- Microscopic colitis
- Nonabdominal causes of pain. For example:
- Atypical angina
- Myocardial Infarction
- Pelvic pathology
- Pericarditis
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary embolus
- Pancreatitis
- Perforated duodenal ulcer
- Perforated viscus
- Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Sickle cell crisis
- Splenic abscess
- Splenic infarct
References
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