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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome physical examination
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Common physical examination findings of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome include mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation, abdominal tenderness due to intussusception, bowel obstruction, and pallor due to anemia.
Physical Examination
Physical Examination
The physical exam findings are as follows:[1][2]
Appearance of the Patient
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Vitals
Skin
- Patches of hyperpigmentation on the hands and feet
- Jaundice may be suggestive of pancreatic cancer
Eyes
- Icteric sclera
Throat
- Mucocutaneous pigmentation causing patches of hyperpigmentation in the oral mucosa (gingiva, hard palate, buccal mucosa, and labial mucosa)
Neck
Lungs
- If lung cancer develops, the patient may present with the following:
- Wheezing
- Consolidation with reduced breath sounds on auscultation
- Rales
- Egophony
- Chest movement may be asymmetric
Abdomen
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal tenderness
- Rebound tenderness
- An acute abdomen may be suggestive of intussusception
- An abdominal mass may be suggestive of hepatic or pancreatic cancer
- Guarding
- Hepatomegaly may be suggestive of hepatic cancer
Extremities
- Patches of hyperpigmentation on the hands and feet
- Clubbing may be suggestive of lung cancer
- Cyanosis may be suggestive of lung cancer
References
References
- ↑ Kopacova, Marcela; Tacheci, Ilja; Rejchrt, Stanislav; Bures, Jan (2009). “Peutz-Jeghers syndrome: Diagnostic and therapeuticapproach”. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 15 (43): 5397. doi:10.3748/wjg.15.5397. ISSN 1007-9327.
- ↑ Hofmann S, Barth TF, Kornmann M, Henne-Bruns D (2014). “Appendix carcinoid associated with the Peutz-Jeghers syndrome”. Int J Surg Case Rep. 5 (12): 964–7. doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2014.06.024. PMC 4276270. PMID 25460448.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]

