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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
Physical Examination
| Organ System | Findings |
|---|---|
| General Appearance | Ill-appearing |
| Vital Signs | Fever |
| Tachycardia | |
| Tachypnea | |
| Skin | none |
| Skin lesions Ulceration | |
| Eyes | Eye redness |
| Increased intraocular pressure | |
| Decreased intraocular pressure | |
| "Snowbanking" on dilated fundus exam | |
| Mutton Fat keratic precipitates | |
| Optic disc edema | |
| Ears | Tinnitus |
| Neck | Neck stiffness |
| Lungs | Cough |
| Hemoptysis | |
| Heart | Arrhythmia |
| Murmur | |
| Abdomen | |
| Palpable abdominal mass | |
| Hematochezia on rectal exam | |
| Back | Tenderness over lumbosacaral spine |
| Decreased range of motion of spine | |
| Genitourinary | Genital ulceration |
| Genital warts | |
| Genital vesicular lesions | |
| Extremities | Joint stiffness and swelling |
| Neurological | Parasthesia |
| Gait abnormalities/Ataxia | |
| Cranial nerve abnormalities |
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