Health Dictionary
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Yellow fever physical examination
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Physical findings include fever, scleral and dermal icterus, hemorrhages (e.g., hematemesis, melena, petechiae, ecchymoses), and epigastric tenderness with or without hepatomegaly.[1]
Physical Examination
Physical Examination
Vitals
Skin
Eyes
- Scleral icterus
- Conjuntival injection
Abdomen
- Epigastric tenderness
- Diffuse tenderness
- Hepatomegaly
Neurologic
- Altered mental status
- Delirium (seen in the toxic phase)
- Seizures (seen in the toxic phase)
- Coma (seen in the toxic phase)
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]