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| | #REDIRECT [[Grey Turner's sign]] |
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| ==Overview==
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| '''Grey-Turner's sign''' refers to [[bruise|bruising]] of the [[flanks]].
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| This sign takes 24-48 hours to appear and predicts a severe attack of [[acute pancreatitis]], with mortality rising from 8-10% to 40%.
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| It may be accompanied by [[Cullen's sign]].
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| [[George Grey Turner]] was a British [[surgeon]].
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| ==Differential Diagnosis==
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| Causes include:
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| * retroperitoneal bleeding or a [[retroperitoneal hematoma]]
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| * [[acute pancreatitis]], whereby methemalbumin formed from digested blood tracks [[subcutaneous]]ly around the abdomen from the inflamed pancreas
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| * blunt abdominal [[Blunt force trauma|trauma]]
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| * ruptured abdominal [[aortic aneurysm]].
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| * Ruptured/ hemorrhagic [[ectopic pregnancy]].
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| *spontaneous bleeding secondary to coagulopathy (congenital or acquired)
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| [[Category:Signs and symptoms]]
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| [[Category:Physical examination]]
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| {{Eponymous medical signs for digestive system and general abdominal signs}}
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