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‘Cough sign’: A reliable test in the diagnosis of intra-abdominal inflammation

✍ Scribed by Mr T. A. Jeddy; R. H. Vowles; J. A. Southam

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
107 KB
Volume
81
Category
Article
ISSN
0007-1323

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✦ Synopsis

The causes of right iliac fossa pain are numerous, and it is the presence of localized peritonitis that determines the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Various tests have been described's2 to elicit intra-abdominal inflammation, with equivocal results3. In this report, an evaluation of the 'cough sign' in determining a diagnosis of localized peritonitis is presented.

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