Aaron's sign
| Aaron's sign | |
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| Location of McBurney's point (1), located two thirds the distance from the umbilicus (2) to the right anterior superior iliac spine (3). | |
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| Differential diagnosis | Appendicitis |
| Named after | Charles Dettie Aaron[1] |
Aaron's sign is a referred pain felt in the epigastrium upon continuous firm pressure over McBurney's point, seen in chronic appendicitis.[2] While the sign is well known, and taught in medical education, its efficacy has not been well established.[3]
Aaron's sign is named for Charles Dettie Aaron, an American gastroenterologist.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Who Named It?". Archived from the original on 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2023-05-06. Archived 2017-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Rastogi, Vaibhav; Singh, Devina; Tekiner, Halil; Ye, Fan; Mazza, Joseph J.; Yale, Steven H. (June 2019). "Abdominal Physical Signs and Medical Eponyms: Part II. Physical Examination of Palpation, 1907-1926". Clinical Medicine & Research. 17 (1–2): 47–54. doi:10.3121/cmr.2018.1426. ISSN 1554-6179. PMID 31160480. Archived from the original on 2025-04-19. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ↑ Iqbal, Subhan. "Aaron sign | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org". Radiopaedia. Archived from the original on 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2022-07-25. Archived 2022-07-25 at the Wayback Machine