Fothergill's sign

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Fothergill's sign is a medical sign. It can be elicited by:

• Making the patient touch his chest using his chin
• While in this position, press on the patient's abdomen
• While the abdomen is being pressed, ask the intensity of the pain
• If the pain felt is increased or has the same intensity, then it is positive, this means that the lesion is located on the abdominal wall
• If the pain felt is reduced, then the lesion is suggested to be intraabdominal

[edit] See also

• John Fothergill (physician)

[edit] External links

• synd/3770 at Who Named It