Grey Turner's sign
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| Differential diagnosis | Acute pancreatitis, ectopic pregnancy |
Grey Turner's sign refers to
retroperitoneal hemorrhage, or bleeding behind the peritoneum, which is a lining of the abdominal cavity. Grey Turner's sign takes 24–48 hours to develop, and can predict a severe attack of acute pancreatitis.[2]
Grey Turner's sign may be accompanied by Cullen's sign. Both signs may be indicative of pancreatic necrosis with retroperitoneal or intra-abdominal bleeding. Grey Turner's sign is named after British surgeon George Grey Turner.[3]
Causes
Causes include
- Acute pancreatitis, whereby methemalbumin formed from digested blood tracks subcutaneously around the abdomen from the inflamed pancreas.
- Pancreatic hemorrhage[1]
- Retroperitoneal hemorrhage[1]
- Blunt abdominal trauma
- Ruptured / hemorrhagic ectopic pregnancy.
- Spontaneous bleeding secondary to coagulopathy (congenital or acquired)
- Aortic rupture, from ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm or other causes.[1]
History
It is named after British surgeon George Grey Turner.[3][4]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1437727883.
- PMID 19332225.
- ^ Who Named It?
- S2CID 72710780.