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Diffuse Abdominal Pain
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

The causes of abdominal pain vary with the distribution of the pain. The distribution can be determined by various methods, such as into either abdominal quadrants or nine sections.

Causes Based upon Location

Diffuse Abdominal Pain | Intraperitoneal | Extraperitoneal | Epigastric and Upper Quadrant | Right Upper Quadrant | Right Lower Quadrant | Left Upper Quadrant | Left Lower Quadrant | Pelvic/Hypogastric Region

Selected Causes


Acute Abdomen

Common causes of acute abdomen include:

Chronic Functional Abdominal Pain

Common causes of CFAP stem from:

Causes of Abdominal Pain by Organ System

Cardiovascular

Abdominal aortic aneurysm, Budd-Chiari syndrome.

Chemical / poisoning

Amanita phalloides, arsenic poisoning, Barium nitrate, cresol, fluoride poisoning, grape seed extract, lead poisoning, oleander, parathion, pesticide, pyridine, snakebites, spider bite, tributyl phosphate.

Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect

Acetylsalicylic acid, aciclovir, aminocaproic acid, auranofin, azithromycin, bezafibrate, caspofungin, cefdinir, cefuroxime, cladribine (patient information), clidinium, clindamycin, clofibrate, contraceptive patch, dactinomycin (patient information), danazol (patient information), daptomycin, diflunisal, donepezil, drotrecogin alfa, dydrogesterone, enoxaparin, erythromycin, ethcathinone, etoposide phosphate (patient information), flucytosine, fluvastatin, halofantrine, hydroxychloroquine, idarubicin (patient information), isoniazid, itraconazole, loperamide, lopinavir, loprazolam, magnesium citrate, mercaptopurine, methimazole (patient information), methylphenidate, mifepristone, misoprostol, moxifloxacin, muscarine, nafcillin, neuromuscular-blocking drugs, niclosamide, nitazoxanide, octreotide injection (patient information), omeprazole, orlistat (patient information), pegaspargase (patient information), pentavalent antimonial, pentostatin (patient information), perindopril, phenazocine, praziquantel, prazosin and polythiazide (patient information), procainamide (patient information), procarbazine (patient information), propylthiouracil (patient information), roxithromycin, simvastatin, sorafenib (patient information), sucralfate (patient information), sulfasalazine (patient information), thiotepa (patient information), tianeptine, topiramate, topotecan hydrochloride (patient information), trastuzumab (patient information), triclofos, vardenafil, vigabatrin, vinblastine (patient information), voriconazole.

Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic

Abdominal cramps, abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome, abdominal mass, accessory pancreas, acute pancreatitis, appendicitis, autoimmune hepatitis, autoimmune pancreatitis, bacterial gastroenteritis, bowel obstruction, caecitis, carcinoid syndrome, celiac disease, Charcot's triad, cholangiocarcinoma, cholangitis, cholecystitis, choledochal cysts, chronic pancreatitis, cirrhosis, clostridial necrotizing enteritis, colitis, colonic polyps, colorectal cancer, constipation, Crohn's disease, diverticulitis, duodenitis, dyspepsia, enteritis, epiploic appendagitis, gastric outlet obstruction, gastritis, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal perforation, gastrointestinal stromal tumor, hemosuccus pancreaticus, ileitis, ileus, intestinal malrotation, intestinal pseudoobstruction, intussusception (medical disorder), irritable bowel syndrome, ischemic colitis, König's syndrome, Krukenberg tumor, malabsorption, Meckel's diverticulum, mesenteric ischemia, ogilvie syndrome, pancreatic cancer, pancreatitis, peptic ulcer, peritonitis, porcelain gallbladder, proctitis, pseudomembranous colitis, pseudomyxoma peritonei, toxic megacolon, ulcerative colitis, volvulus, Whipple's disease.

Genetic

Gilbert's syndrome, marfan syndrome, periodic fever syndrome, pyruvate carboxylase deficiency, Slone's disease.

Hematologic

Capillary leak syndrome, cholesterol emboli syndrome, mastocytosis, porphyria.

Iatrogenic

Adjustable gastric band, postcholecystectomy syndrome, short bowel syndrome, transfusion-associated graft versus host disease.


Infectious Disease

African horse sickness, anisakis, ascaris infection, Astroviridae, bacillus cereus, blastocystosis, brachylaima, campylobacteriosis, cat scratch fever, cestoda, clostridium difficile, Colorado tick fever, cryptosporidium parvum, Dengue fever, ebola, entamoeba histolytica, familial mediterranean fever, fasciolopsiasis, fasciolosis, fungemia, fusarium, Giardia lamblia, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, helicobacter pylori infection, henipavirus, hookworm, hymenolepiasis, isosporiasis, leptospirosis, mycobacterium avium complex, norovirus, opisthorchis infection, paragonimus infection, Q fever, rheumatic fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, salmonellosis, scarlet fever, schistosomiasis, scombrotoxic fish poisoning, shigellosis, strongyloidiasis, toxocariasis, trichomoniasis, typhoid fever, Vibrio vulnificus, viral hepatitis , Whipworm infection, yellow fever, yersiniosis.

Musculoskeletal / Ortho No underlying causes
Neurologic

Autonomic neuropathy.

Nutritional / Metabolic

Diabetic ketoacidosis, food allergy, food intolerance, lactic acidosis, metabolic acidosis, pantothenic acid, Zieve's syndrome.

Obstetric / Gynecologic

Cervical cancer, ectopic pregnancy, endometrial cancer, endometriosis, menstruation, ovarian cancer, ovarian cyst, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, ovarian torsion, pelvic inflammatory disease, placental abruption, pregnancy, Salpingitis, uterine fibroids, uterine rupture, uterine sarcoma.

Oncologic

Desmoplastic small round cell tumor, liposarcoma, liver tumor, mesothelioma, Sacrococcygeal teratoma.

Opthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose / Toxicity

4-Nitrophenol, cicutoxin, cinchonism, clitocybe dealbata, colchicine, hebeloma crustuliniforme, sorbitol, statins (patient information), tegaserod (patient information), tetrodotoxin, Vitamin A.

Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary

Empyema, Pleuritis, Basal pneumonia Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary infarction Tuberculosis.

Renal / Electrolyte

Hydronephrosis, hypercalcemia, hyperkalemia, hypocalcemia, nutcracker syndrome, polycystic kidney disease, pyelonephritis, ureterocele, urinary tract infection.

Rheum / Immune / Allergy

Polyarteritis nodosa, Systemic lupus erythematosus.

Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic

Prostate cancer, Prostatitis.

Miscellaneous

Alcoholic hepatitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic functional abdominal pain, foreign body, ruptured spleen, side stitch, Situs inversus, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

Causes of Abdominal pain in Alphabetical Order


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