Related articles: Melena
Definition
Dark stool emission, similar in appearance to tar.Possible Causes * of Melena
- angiodysplasia
- Dengue
- Esophageal diverticula
- Meckel's diverticulum
- Ebola
- Marburg hemorrhagic fever
- Yellow fever
- Mononucleosis
- Schistosomiasis
- Mallory-Weiss syndrome
- Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- Essential thrombocythemia
- Stomach cancer
- Duodenal ulcer
- Gastric ulcer
- Peptic ulcer
- Esophageal varices
