Ebola physical examination
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Guillermo Rodriguez Nava, M.D. [2]
Overview
Ebola virus disease is associated with the findings of high fever and hemorrhage on physical examination. Other pertinent findings include headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, rash, red eyes, hiccups.
Physical Examination
Vitals
Temperature
Pulse
Rate
Rhythm
- The pulse is regular.
Strength
- The pulse may be weak in cases of dehydration and hemorrhages.
Symmetry
- The pulses are symmetric.
Blood Pressure
- Hypotension (less than 90 mm Hg systolic /60 mm Hg diastolic)
- Postural hypotension
Respiratory Rate
- Tachypneic: Many fatal cases presented with tachypnea and no survivors had tachypnea
Skin
- Maculopapular rash on the trunk associated with erythema and desquamation
- Petechiae
- Ecchymoses
- Mucosal hemorrhages
Eyes
Nose
Throat
- Mucosal redness of the oral cavity
- Bleeding gums
Abdomen
Extremities
- Edema may be present
Neurologic
Gallery
References
- ↑ Ndambi R, Akamituna P, Bonnet MJ, Tukadila AM, Muyembe-Tamfum JJ, Colebunders R (1999). "Epidemiologic and clinical aspects of the Ebola virus epidemic in Mosango, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1995". J Infect Dis. 179 Suppl 1: S8–10. doi:10.1086/514297. PMID 9988156.
- ↑ Bwaka MA, Bonnet MJ, Calain P, Colebunders R, De Roo A, Guimard Y; et al. (1999). "Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo: clinical observations in 103 patients". J Infect Dis. 179 Suppl 1: S1–7. doi:10.1086/514308. PMID 9988155.
- ↑ Feldmann H, Geisbert TW (2011). "Ebola haemorrhagic fever". Lancet. 377 (9768): 849–62. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60667-8. PMC 3406178. PMID 21084112.