PATHOLOGY MCQ
PANCREAS
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Question
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In a patient with acute pancreatitis collection of blood around umbilicus is known as
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Grey Turner sign
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Cullens sign
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Kehr’s sign
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Murphy’s sign
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cullen’s sign is described as superficial oedema with bruising in the subcutaneous fatty tissue around the peri-umbilical region. This is also known as peri-umbilical ecchymosis. It is most often recognised as a result of haemorrhagic pancreatitis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cullen sign (periumbilical ecchymosis) and Grey Turner sign (flank ecchymosis) are physical examination signs of abdominal wall hemorrhage, more precisely known as rectus abdominis subfascial bleeding; they were named after Thomas Stephen Cullen and George Grey Turner, respectively.
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