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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

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

Spider angiomata^[2]
Sclerotic jaundice in a female ^[3]

HEENT

Hirsutism
Icteric sclera
Acne

Abdomen

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

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[pmid16394302-1] Krawitt EL (2006). "Autoimmune hepatitis". N. Engl. J. Med. 354 (1): 54–66. doi:10.1056/NEJMra050408. PMID 16394302.

[2] ttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spider_nevus.jpg#/media/

[3] By Bobjgalindo - Own work, GFDL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10762793

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