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===General appearance=== | ===General appearance=== | ||
*Signs of weight loss, fatigue | |||
===Vital signs=== | |||
Orthostatic hypotension | |||
===Abdomen=== | ===Abdomen=== | ||
Distended, hyperactive bowel sounds | |||
===Skin=== | ===Skin=== | ||
* Deramatitis herpetiformis | |||
*Eryhtme nodosum | |||
*Pyoderma gangrenosum | |||
*Ecchymoses secondary to hypocalcemia (or) hypomagnesemia | |||
===Neuromuscular=== | ===Neuromuscular=== | ||
Trousseau sign (or) Chvostek's sign secondary to hypocalcemia(or) hypomagnesemia | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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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
- Deramatitis herpetiformis
- Eryhtme nodosum
- Pyoderma gangrenosum
- Ecchymoses secondary to hypocalcemia (or) hypomagnesemia
Neuromuscular
Trousseau sign (or) Chvostek's sign secondary to hypocalcemia(or) hypomagnesemia