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====Temperature====
====Temperature====
*A [[fever]] may be present
*A [[fever]] may be present
====Pulse====
====Pulse====
=====Rate=====
=====Rate=====
*[[Tachycardia]] may be present
*[[Tachycardia]] may be present
====Respiratory Rate====
====Respiratory Rate====
*[[Tachypnea]] may be present
*[[Tachypnea]] may be present
===Skin===
===Skin===
*[[Jaundice]] is often present
*[[Jaundice]] may be present
*[[Palmar erythema]] may be present
*[[Palmar erythema]] may be present
*[[Spider angiomata]] may be present
*[[Spider angiomata]] may be present
===Eyes===
===Eyes===
*Icteric [[sclera]] may be present
*Icteric [[sclera]] may be present
===Abdomen===
===Abdomen===
*[[Abdominal distention]] may be present
*[[Abdominal distention]] may be present
*[[Abdominal tenderness]] may be present
*[[Abdominal tenderness]] may be present, particularly on the right upper quadrant
*[[Hepatomegaly]] may be present
*[[Hepatomegaly]] may be present
*[[Splenomegaly]] may be present
*[[Splenomegaly]] may be present
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===Neurologic===
===Neurologic===
*[[Asterixis]]
*[[Asterixis]]
*[[Neurologic]] manifestations in cases of HBV progression to [[hepatic encephalopathy]] include a wide spectrum of [[cognitive]] impairment and [[motor system]] abnormalities.<ref name="pmid25042402">{{cite journal| author=Vilstrup H, Amodio P, Bajaj J, Cordoba J, Ferenci P, Mullen KD et al.| title=Hepatic encephalopathy in chronic liver disease: 2014 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study Of Liver Diseases and the European Association for the Study of the Liver. | journal=Hepatology | year= 2014 | volume= 60 | issue= 2 | pages= 715-35 | pmid=25042402 | doi=10.1002/hep.27210 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25042402  }} </ref>
*[[Neurologic]] manifestations in cases of [[HEV]] progression to [[hepatic encephalopathy]] include a wide spectrum of [[cognitive]] impairment and [[motor system]] abnormalities.<ref name="pmid25042402">{{cite journal| author=Vilstrup H, Amodio P, Bajaj J, Cordoba J, Ferenci P, Mullen KD et al.| title=Hepatic encephalopathy in chronic liver disease: 2014 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study Of Liver Diseases and the European Association for the Study of the Liver. | journal=Hepatology | year= 2014 | volume= 60 | issue= 2 | pages= 715-35 | pmid=25042402 | doi=10.1002/hep.27210 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25042402  }} </ref>


===Extrahepatic Manifestations===
===Extrahepatic Manifestations===
*Arthritis-dermatitis syndrome:<ref name="pmid15481347">{{cite journal| author=Han SH| title=Extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis B. | journal=Clin Liver Dis | year= 2004 | volume= 8 | issue= 2 | pages= 403-18 | pmid=15481347 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15481347  }} </ref>
*Arthritis-dermatitis syndrome:<ref name="pmid15481347">{{cite journal| author=Han SH| title=Extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis B. | journal=Clin Liver Dis | year= 2004 | volume= 8 | issue= 2 | pages= 403-18 | pmid=15481347 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=15481347  }} </ref>
**[[Urticaria]]
:*[[Urticaria]]
**[[Petechiae]]
:*[[Petechiae]]
**[[Arthralgia]]
:*[[Arthralgia]]


==References==
==References==

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  1. Vilstrup H, Amodio P, Bajaj J, Cordoba J, Ferenci P, Mullen KD; et al. (2014). "Hepatic encephalopathy in chronic liver disease: 2014 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study Of Liver Diseases and the European Association for the Study of the Liver". Hepatology. 60 (2): 715–35. doi:10.1002/hep.27210. PMID 25042402.
  2. Han SH (2004). "Extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis B." Clin Liver Dis. 8 (2): 403–18. PMID 15481347.

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