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Chvostek sign

clinical sign of existing nerve hyperexcitability
Class type of: tetany Q1090174

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
clinical sign
Subclass of
tetany[3]
Anatomical location
head[4]
Named after
František Chvostek[2]
Suggests the existence of
hypocalcaemia[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Chvostek sign en Chvostek's sign ar علامة شفوستيك de Chvostek-Zeichen es signo de Chvostek es signo de Weiss fa علائم شوستوک fr signe de Chvostek it Segno di Chvostek-Weiss it segno di Chvostek ja Chvostek徴候 ja クボステーク徴候 ja クボステック徴候 pl Objaw Chvostka pt sinal de Chvostek ru Проба Хвостека ru симптом Хвостека tr Chvostek Bulgusu vi Dấu hiệu Chvostek
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Freebase ID
/m/0407j6
Human Phenotype Ontology ID
HP:0031990
Lex ID
Chvosteks_tegn
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779850802
UMLS CUI
C0234180

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🔗 Connections
Anatomical location 1
head
Instance of 1
clinical sign
Named after 1
František Chvostek
Subclass of 1
tetany
Suggests the existence of 1
hypocalcaemia
← FactGrid item ID 1
Nerzweiler
← Possible medical findings 1
hypocalcaemia
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Summary

Chvostek sign is a clinical sign[1].

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  1. 18d ago · ACorrêa (WMB) · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → clinical sign
    Subclass of → tetany
    Suggests the existence of → hypocalcaemia
    Anatomical location → head
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #61242: HPO ID through mesh or umls"
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