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Chvostek's sign: Spasm of the facial muscles elicited by tapping the facial nerve in the region of the parotid gland. See detailed information below for a list of 3 causes of Chvostek's sign, Symptom Checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Medical Conditions associated with Chvostek's sign:
Face symptoms (8109 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Eye symptoms (5412 causes), Muscle symptoms (7251 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes)
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