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Biliary atresia physical examination
Introduction
Physical Examination
Physical Examination
All patients with BA present with varying degree of jaundice, clay-colored stools and dark yellow urine. The severity of jaundice increases steadily and it is not unusual to find bilirubin levels around 20 mg% at the time of first presentation in developing countries. Failure to thrive, coagulopathy and anemia are also not uncommon. In a review of BA, only 5% cases were seen below 60 days of age, 40% between two and three months, 30% between three and four months and 25% presented beyond four months of age
- Swollen abdominal region(Ascites)
- Large hardened liver
- Large spleen
- umbilical hernia
- prominent abdominal veins
- respiratory discomfort
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