| Title | Cullen's sign: it doesn't always mean hemorrhagic pancreatitis. |
| Author(s) | Chung MA, Oung C, Szilagyi A |
| Institution | Departments of Surgery and Gastroenterology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. |
| Source | Am J Gastroenterol 1992 Aug; 87(8):1026-8. |
| MeSH | Acute Disease
Diagnosis, Differential
Ecchymosis
Female
Hemoperitoneum
Humans
Infectious Mononucleosis
Middle Aged
Pancreatitis
Rupture, Spontaneous
Splenic Rupture
Umbilicus
|
| Abstract | Periumbilical ecchymosis, Cullen's sign, is most often considered a sign of hemorrhagic pancreatitis. We present a case of splenic rupture secondary to infectious mononucleosis in a middle-aged patient whose presenting complaint was the presence of Cullen's sign, secondary to the hemoperitoneum. The splenic rupture was managed conservatively, and the Cullen's sign resolved within 14 days of presentation. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 1642204 |
