# Reynolds' pentad

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A collection of signs and symptoms consistent with obstructive ascending cholangitis, a serious infection of the biliary tract. It combines Charcot's cholangitis triad (right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and fever) with shock (low blood pressure, tachycardia) and an altered mental state.

## Etymology
Named after surgeon Benedict Reynolds, who described it (along with Everett Dargan) in 1959.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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