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. 2023 Mar 31;38(2):e485. doi: 10.5001/omj.2023.64

Table 2. Clinical signs and physical examination of 22 infants with biliary atresia.

Variables n (%)
Clinical signs
Clay stool 19 (86.4)
Dark urine 18 (81.8)
Pruritus 3.0 (13.6)
Vomiting 1 (4.5)
Fever 1 (4.5)
Associated syndromes* 1 (4.5)
Physical examination
Hepatomegaly (n = 21) 19 (90.5)
Splenomegaly (n = 21) 6 (28.9)
Abdominal distension 6 (27.3)
Heart murmur 3 (13.6)
Ophthalmology examination (n = 12)‡ 1 (8.3)

*One infant had Alagille syndrome;posterior embryotoxon in one patient.