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Decreased skin turgor

MedGen UID:
536718
•Concept ID:
C0237322
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Decreased turgor of skin
SNOMED CT: Decreased skin turgor (425244000); Tenting of skin (425244000); Tented skin (425244000)
 
HPO: HP:6000303

Definition

Reduced skin turgor means reduced elastic recoil of the skin to its normal contour after being pinched in a fold. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDecreased skin turgor

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Antibiotic-Prescribing Practices for Management of Childhood Diarrhea in 3 Sub-Saharan African Countries: Findings From the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study, 2015-2018.
Awuor AO, Ogwel B, Powell H, Verani JR, Sow SO, Hossain MJ, Ochieng JB, Juma J, Jamka LP, Roose A, Doh S, Deichsel EL, Onwuchekwa U, Keita AM, Antonio M, Jones JCM, Zaman SMA, Badji H, Kasumba IN, Nasrin D, Platts-Mills JA, Houpt ER, Berendes DM, Sugerman CE, Widdowson MA, Tennant SM, Mintz ED, Omore R, Kotloff KL
Clin Infect Dis 2023 Apr 19;76(76 Suppl1):S32-S40. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac980. PMID: 37074427Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Medical adhesive-related skin injury in cancer patients: A prospective cohort study.
Pires-Júnior JF, Chianca TCM, Borges EL, Azevedo C, Simino GPR
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2021;29:e3500. Epub 2021 Nov 8 doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.5227.3500. PMID: 34755780Free PMC Article
Performance of clinical signs in the diagnosis of dehydration in children with acute gastroenteritis.
Hoxha T, Xhelili L, Azemi M, Avdiu M, Ismaili-Jaha V, Efendija-Beqa U, Grajcevci-Uka V
Med Arch 2015 Feb;69(1):10-2. Epub 2015 Feb 21 doi: 10.5455/medarh.2015.69.10-12. PMID: 25870468Free PMC Article
Clinical signs of dehydration in children.
Mackenzie A, Barnes G, Shann F
Lancet 1989 Sep 9;2(8663):605-7. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(89)90723-x. PMID: 2570294

Diagnosis

The evolving epidemiology of acute gastroenteritis in hospitalized children in Italy.
Stanyevic B, Sepich M, Biondi S, Baroncelli GI, Peroni D, Di Cicco M
Eur J Pediatr 2022 Jan;181(1):349-358. Epub 2021 Jul 29 doi: 10.1007/s00431-021-04210-z. PMID: 34327610Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome With Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV Patient.
Lee S, Collado A, Singla M, Carbajal R, Chaudhari A, Baumstein D
Am J Ther 2016 Mar-Apr;23(2):e579-82. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000169. PMID: 25569595
Performance of clinical signs in the diagnosis of dehydration in children with acute gastroenteritis.
Hoxha T, Xhelili L, Azemi M, Avdiu M, Ismaili-Jaha V, Efendija-Beqa U, Grajcevci-Uka V
Med Arch 2015 Feb;69(1):10-2. Epub 2015 Feb 21 doi: 10.5455/medarh.2015.69.10-12. PMID: 25870468Free PMC Article
Voriconazole-associated salt-losing nephropathy.
Teranishi J, Nagatoya K, Kakita T, Yamauchi Y, Matsuda H, Mori T, Inoue T
Clin Exp Nephrol 2010 Aug;14(4):377-80. Epub 2010 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s10157-010-0305-0. PMID: 20567873
Clinical signs of dehydration in children.
Mackenzie A, Barnes G, Shann F
Lancet 1989 Sep 9;2(8663):605-7. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(89)90723-x. PMID: 2570294

Therapy

Antibiotic-Prescribing Practices for Management of Childhood Diarrhea in 3 Sub-Saharan African Countries: Findings From the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study, 2015-2018.
Awuor AO, Ogwel B, Powell H, Verani JR, Sow SO, Hossain MJ, Ochieng JB, Juma J, Jamka LP, Roose A, Doh S, Deichsel EL, Onwuchekwa U, Keita AM, Antonio M, Jones JCM, Zaman SMA, Badji H, Kasumba IN, Nasrin D, Platts-Mills JA, Houpt ER, Berendes DM, Sugerman CE, Widdowson MA, Tennant SM, Mintz ED, Omore R, Kotloff KL
Clin Infect Dis 2023 Apr 19;76(76 Suppl1):S32-S40. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac980. PMID: 37074427Free PMC Article
Medical adhesive-related skin injury in cancer patients: A prospective cohort study.
Pires-Júnior JF, Chianca TCM, Borges EL, Azevedo C, Simino GPR
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2021;29:e3500. Epub 2021 Nov 8 doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.5227.3500. PMID: 34755780Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome With Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV Patient.
Lee S, Collado A, Singla M, Carbajal R, Chaudhari A, Baumstein D
Am J Ther 2016 Mar-Apr;23(2):e579-82. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000169. PMID: 25569595
Voriconazole-associated salt-losing nephropathy.
Teranishi J, Nagatoya K, Kakita T, Yamauchi Y, Matsuda H, Mori T, Inoue T
Clin Exp Nephrol 2010 Aug;14(4):377-80. Epub 2010 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s10157-010-0305-0. PMID: 20567873
Prolonged hyperkalemia following unilateral adrenalectomy for primary hyperaldosteronism.
Huang WT, Chau T, Wu ST, Lin SH
Clin Nephrol 2010 May;73(5):392-7. doi: 10.5414/cnp73392. PMID: 20420801

Prognosis

Antibiotic-Prescribing Practices for Management of Childhood Diarrhea in 3 Sub-Saharan African Countries: Findings From the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study, 2015-2018.
Awuor AO, Ogwel B, Powell H, Verani JR, Sow SO, Hossain MJ, Ochieng JB, Juma J, Jamka LP, Roose A, Doh S, Deichsel EL, Onwuchekwa U, Keita AM, Antonio M, Jones JCM, Zaman SMA, Badji H, Kasumba IN, Nasrin D, Platts-Mills JA, Houpt ER, Berendes DM, Sugerman CE, Widdowson MA, Tennant SM, Mintz ED, Omore R, Kotloff KL
Clin Infect Dis 2023 Apr 19;76(76 Suppl1):S32-S40. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac980. PMID: 37074427Free PMC Article
Medical adhesive-related skin injury in cancer patients: A prospective cohort study.
Pires-Júnior JF, Chianca TCM, Borges EL, Azevedo C, Simino GPR
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2021;29:e3500. Epub 2021 Nov 8 doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.5227.3500. PMID: 34755780Free PMC Article
A diarrheal diseases control program among Nicaraguan refugee children in Campo Luna, Honduras.
Isaza P, de Quinteros ZT, Pineda E, Parchment C, Aguilar E, McQuestion MJ
Bull Pan Am Health Organ 1980;14(4):337-42. PMID: 7236934

Clinical prediction guides

Antibiotic-Prescribing Practices for Management of Childhood Diarrhea in 3 Sub-Saharan African Countries: Findings From the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study, 2015-2018.
Awuor AO, Ogwel B, Powell H, Verani JR, Sow SO, Hossain MJ, Ochieng JB, Juma J, Jamka LP, Roose A, Doh S, Deichsel EL, Onwuchekwa U, Keita AM, Antonio M, Jones JCM, Zaman SMA, Badji H, Kasumba IN, Nasrin D, Platts-Mills JA, Houpt ER, Berendes DM, Sugerman CE, Widdowson MA, Tennant SM, Mintz ED, Omore R, Kotloff KL
Clin Infect Dis 2023 Apr 19;76(76 Suppl1):S32-S40. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac980. PMID: 37074427Free PMC Article
Medical adhesive-related skin injury in cancer patients: A prospective cohort study.
Pires-Júnior JF, Chianca TCM, Borges EL, Azevedo C, Simino GPR
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2021;29:e3500. Epub 2021 Nov 8 doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.5227.3500. PMID: 34755780Free PMC Article
Minimally dilated obstructive nephropathy initially suspected as pre-renal azotemia in a kidney donor with volume depletion.
Kim YO, Han CH, Ku YM, Kim KJ, Kim MK, Yoon SA, Yang CW, Chang YS, Bang BK
Korean J Intern Med 2003 Dec;18(4):241-3. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2003.18.4.241. PMID: 14717234Free PMC Article

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