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'''Bright red blood per rectum''', abbreviated '''BRBPR''', is a nonspecific sign with a longer differential diagnosis. | '''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]] | [[Category:Clinical]] | ||