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).
- Skin and mucous membranes [ulcer (ulcer)?, ulcers (ulcers)?, mucosal pallor]
- Palpation (palpation) of the abdomen (abdomen) (tenderness?, knocking pain?, coughing pain?, defensive tension?, hernial orifices?, kidney bearing knocking pain?)
- Inspection (viewing).
- Dermatological examination [if suspected of:
- Bullous erythema exsudativum multiforme (disc rose) – acute inflammation occurring in the upper corium (dermis), resulting in typical cocard-shaped lesions.
- Lichen ruber planus (nodular lichen).
- Pemphigoid – group of blistering skin diseases.
- Pemphigus – group of blistering skin diseases.
- Dental examination (dental and periodontal status) [denture ulcer?]
- Cancer screening
Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.
