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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Patients with autoimmune hepatitis usually appear normal. Physical examination of patients with autoimmune hepatitis is usually remarkable for jaundice, hepatomegaly, and | Patients with autoimmune hepatitis usually appear normal. Physical examination of patients with autoimmune hepatitis is usually remarkable for jaundice, hepatomegaly, and | ||
spider angiomata. | |||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: :Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
Patients with autoimmune hepatitis usually appear normal. Physical examination of patients with autoimmune hepatitis is usually remarkable for jaundice, hepatomegaly, and spider angiomata.
Physical Examination
Physical examination of patients with Autoimmune hepatitis is usually remarkable for:[1]
- Jaundice
- Hepatomegaly
- Spider angiomata.
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with Autoimmune hepatitis usually appear normal.
Skin
- Jaundice
- Spider angiomata
HEENT
- Hirsutism
- Icteric sclera
- Acne
Abdomen
- Abdominal distention(Ascites)
- Hepatomegaly
- splenomegaly
Neuromuscular
- Patient present with hepatic encephalopathy
- Patient is disoriented to persons, place, and time
- Altered mental status
References
- ↑ Krawitt EL (2006). "Autoimmune hepatitis". N. Engl. J. Med. 354 (1): 54–66. doi:10.1056/NEJMra050408. PMID 16394302.
- ↑ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spider_nevus.jpg#/media/
- ↑ By Bobjgalindo - Own work, GFDL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10762793