Acholia
| Acholia | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Hypocholia[1] |
| A comparison of acholic stool color to that of other stool types | |
| Specialty | Gastroenteritis |
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]
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
- ^ Dieulafoy, Georges (1912). A Text-book of Medicine. D. Appleton. p. 953. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
Acholia.
- ^ Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. Saunders; 2007.
- ^ a b La médecine de A à Z. Hachette; 1973.