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Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.

Chvostek, 1922

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Loss of axillary hairs and development of a bald belly in the cirrhosis of the liver. In tetany, tapping the trunk of the facial nerve leads to twitches in the entire facial region.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Chvostek F (1922) On the pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis. Viennese clinical weekly 35: 381-387

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020