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ArticleCureus2019

Osteopathic Physical Exam Findings in Chronic Hepatitis C: A Case Study.

Justin Chin, Munib Francis, Julie M Lavalliere, Christine M Lomiguen

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Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Justin ChinFamily Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, USA.
Munib FrancisFamily Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, USA.
Julie M LavalliereFamily Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, USA.
Christine M LomiguenPathology, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Greater than two-thirds of all Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are chronic, leading to extrahepatic changes in the body. The objective of this article was to describe various musculoskeletal findings that can be elicited during an osteopathic structural exam in the setting of liver dysfunction along with an overview of hepatic viscerosomatics and Chapman's points. Osteopathic medicine is a branch of modern medicine that utilizes hands-on diagnosis and treatment through musculoskeletal manifestations in addition to the standard allopathic practices. Herein, we presented a case of untreated chronic HCV infection, complicated by polysubstance abuse, with positive findings on osteopathic physical exam consistent with hepatic pathology.

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chapman's pointschronic hepatitis chepatic pathologyhepatitis cliver dysfunctionliver pathologyosteopathic medicineosteopathic physical examviscerosomatic reflexviscerosomatics

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PMID30937237
PMCPMC6433085

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