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===Vital Signs=== | ===Vital Signs=== | ||
* [[Fever]] | * [[Fever]] | ||
* | * [[Hypertension]] | ||
* [[Tachycardia]] | * [[Tachycardia]] | ||
===Skin=== | ===Skin=== | ||
* [[Pallor]] | * [[Pallor]] | ||
* [[Ecchymoses]] | * [[Ecchymoses]] | ||
* Purple skin patches | * Purple skin patches | ||
* [[Subcutaneous]] [[nodule]]s | * [[Subcutaneous]] [[nodule]]s | ||
===HEENT=== | ===HEENT=== | ||
* Periorbital [[ecchymosis]] | * Periorbital [[ecchymosis]] | ||
* Visual defects | * Visual defects | ||
* Conjuctival [[pallor]] | * Conjuctival [[pallor]] | ||
* [[Nystagmus]] | * [[Nystagmus]] | ||
* [[Proptosis]] | * [[Proptosis]] | ||
* [[Ptosis]] | * [[Ptosis]] | ||
* [[Miosis]] | * [[Miosis]] | ||
* [[Anhidrosis]] | * [[Anhidrosis]] | ||
===Abdomen=== | ===Abdomen=== | ||
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===Skeletal=== | ===Skeletal=== | ||
* Sudden [[muscle]] jerks | * Sudden [[muscle]] jerks | ||
* [[Bone]] tenderness | * [[Bone]] tenderness | ||
===CNS=== | ===CNS=== | ||
* Motor weakness | * Motor weakness | ||
* [[Sensory loss]] | * [[Sensory loss]] | ||
* [[Paralysis]] | * [[Paralysis]] | ||
* [[Ataxia]] | * [[Ataxia]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zahir Ali Shaikh, MD[2]Haytham Allaham, M.D. [3]
Overview
A positive finding of a palpable abdominal mass, fever, and purple skin patches is suggestive of neuroblastoma
Physical Examination
General Appearance
Vital Signs
Skin
- Pallor
- Ecchymoses
- Purple skin patches
- Subcutaneous nodules
HEENT
- Periorbital ecchymosis
- Visual defects
- Conjuctival pallor
- Nystagmus
- Proptosis
- Ptosis
- Miosis
- Anhidrosis
Abdomen
- Abdominal mass may be palpated
Skeletal
CNS
- Motor weakness
- Sensory loss
- Paralysis
- Ataxia
References
- ↑ Neuroblastoma Childhood: Symptoms and Signs. Cancer.net http://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/neuroblastoma-childhood/symptoms-and-signs Accessed on October, 7 2015
- ↑ Neuroblastoma Treatment for health professionals. National Cancer Institute (2015) http://www.cancer.gov/types/neuroblastoma/hp/neuroblastoma-treatment-pdq#link/_534_toc Accessed on October, 7 2015
- ↑ Colon NC, Chung DH (2011). "Neuroblastoma". Adv Pediatr. 58 (1): 297–311. doi:10.1016/j.yapd.2011.03.011. PMC 3668791. PMID 21736987.