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Chvostek's symptom (Franz Chvostek)
Also known as:
Chvostek's sign II (Franz Chvostek)
Associated persons:
Franz Chvostek
Description:
A collective term for changes of secondary hair growth occurring in chronic hepatopathy (chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis).
Chvostek's sign in tetany is named for his father, František Chvostek (1835-1884).
Bibliography:
- F. Chvostek:
Zur Pathogenese der Lebercirrhose. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift, 1922, 35: 381-387.
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