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'''Bright red blood per rectum''', abbreviated '''BRBPR''', is a nonspecific sign with a longer differential diagnosis.

''Lower GI bleed'' redirects here.
==Causes==
Classic causes of lower GI bleed (mnemonic ''CHAND''):
*[[Colitis]].
**[[Infectious colitis]].
**[[Ischemic colitis]].
**[[Inflammatory bowel disease]].
**[[Radiation colitis]].
*[[Hemorrhoids]].
*[[Angiodysplasia]].
*Neoplasms - [[colorectal carcinoma]] and others.
*[[Diverticular disease]].

Other:
*[[Solitary rectal ulcer]].

==See also==
*[[Gastrointestinal bleeding]].
*[[Upper GI bleed]].
*[[Clinical_history]].

[[Category:Clinical]]