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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Physical examination of patients with Zika virus is usually remarkable for [[fever]] and a [[maculopapular rash]] that often includes the face, trunk, and extremities (may include the palms and soles). Other physical examination findings include [[conjunctivitis]] and [[edema]]. | Physical examination of patients with Zika virus infection is usually remarkable for [[fever]] and a [[maculopapular rash]] that often includes the face, trunk, and extremities (may include the palms and soles). Other physical examination findings include non-purulent [[conjunctivitis]] and [[edema]]. | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
Physical examination findings of Zika virus include the following:<ref name="pmid19788800">{{cite journal| author=Hayes EB| title=Zika virus outside Africa. | journal=Emerg Infect Dis | year= 2009 | volume= 15 | issue= 9 | pages= 1347-50 | pmid=19788800 | doi=10.3201/eid1509.090442 | pmc=PMC2819875 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19788800 }} </ref> | Physical examination findings of Zika virus include the following:<ref name="pmid19788800">{{cite journal| author=Hayes EB| title=Zika virus outside Africa. | journal=Emerg Infect Dis | year= 2009 | volume= 15 | issue= 9 | pages= 1347-50 | pmid=19788800 | doi=10.3201/eid1509.090442 | pmc=PMC2819875 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19788800 }} </ref> | ||
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Overview
Physical examination of patients with Zika virus infection is usually remarkable for fever and a maculopapular rash that often includes the face, trunk, and extremities (may include the palms and soles). Other physical examination findings include non-purulent conjunctivitis and edema.
Physical Examination
Physical examination findings of Zika virus include the following:[1]
General Appearance
- Patient is usually sick-looking
Vital Signs
Skin
- Maculopapular rash that may include the face, trunk, and extremities (may include the palms and soles).
HEENT
- Conjunctivitis (non-purulent)
Extremities
References
- ↑ Hayes EB (2009). "Zika virus outside Africa". Emerg Infect Dis. 15 (9): 1347–50. doi:10.3201/eid1509.090442. PMC 2819875. PMID 19788800.