Open AccessUncommon etiology of Cullen's sign and Grey Turner sign
Author(s) -
Kashiwagi Riku,
Shimamura Yoshinosuke,
Imamura Kiyotaka
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.533
Subject(s) - medicine , sign (mathematics) , acute appendicitis , girl , perforation , radiology , surgery , general surgery , psychology , mathematical analysis , developmental psychology , materials science , mathematics , punching , metallurgy
This case report describes a patient with acute appendicitis presenting with Cullen's sign and Grey Turner sign. This case highlights the importance of the recognition of Cullen's sign and Grey Turner sign in patients with acute appendicitis to prevent life‐threatening complications such as perforation and sepsis.