Steatorrhea physical examination

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vindhya BellamKonda, M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

Patients with steatorrhea usually appear emaciated secondary to loss of subcutaneous fat. Physical examination of patients with steatorrhea is usually remarkable for distended abdomen, orthostatic hypo-tension and ecchymoses, Chvostek sign and Trousseau sign secondary to hypocalcemia

Physical Examination

General appearance

Signs of weight loss, fatigue

Vital signs

Orthostatic hypotension

Abdomen

Distended, hyperactive bowel sounds

Skin

• Dermatitis herpetiformis
• Erythema nodosum
• Pyoderma gangrenosum
• Ecchymoses secondary to hypocalcemia (or) hypomagnesemia

Neuromuscular

Trousseau sign (or) Chvostek's sign secondary to hypocalcemia(or) hypomagnesemia