A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps:
- General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; furthermore:
- Inspection (viewing) of skin [due tosymptoms: bluish spots (taches bleues; maculae coeruleae) in the following regions:
- Pubic area
- Armpits, chest hair
- Beard, eyebrows, eyelashes
- Head hair (very rare)]
- Inspection (viewing) of skin [due tosymptoms: bluish spots (taches bleues; maculae coeruleae) in the following regions:
Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.
