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Primary sclerosing cholangitis physical examination
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Some of the physical examination findings in primary sclerosing cholangitis include hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, ascites, jaundice and fever.
Physical Examination
Physical Examination
Physical examination in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis may reveal the following:[1][2][3][4]
- Hepatomegaly
- Splenomegaly
- Ascites
- Jaundice
- Fever
- Excoriations
References
References
- ↑ Kaplan GG, Laupland KB, Butzner D, Urbanski SJ, Lee SS (2007). “The burden of large and small duct primary sclerosing cholangitis in adults and children: a population-based analysis”. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 102 (5): 1042–9. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01103.x. PMID 17313496.
- ↑ Lazaridis KN, LaRusso NF (2016). “Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis”. N. Engl. J. Med. 375 (12): 1161–70. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1506330. PMID 27653566.
- ↑ Tischendorf JJ, Hecker H, Krüger M, Manns MP, Meier PN (2007). “Characterization, outcome, and prognosis in 273 patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis: A single center study”. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 102 (1): 107–14. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00872.x. PMID 17037993.
- ↑ Silveira MG, Lindor KD (2008). “Primary sclerosing cholangitis”. Can. J. Gastroenterol. 22 (8): 689–98. PMC 2661291. PMID 18701947.
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