Howship–Romberg sign
| Howship–Romberg sign | |
|---|---|
| Differential diagnosis | obturator hernia |
The Howship–Romberg sign is inner thigh pain on internal rotation of the hip. It can be caused by an obturator hernia.[1][2][3] It is named for John Howship and Moritz Heinrich Romberg.[4][5][6]
References
- PMID 17597966.
- ^ "Photo Quiz - April 1, 1999 - American Academy of Family Physicians". Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- PMID 15191874.
- Who Named It?
- ^ J. Howship. Practical Remarks on the Discrimination and Appearance of Surgical Disease. London, Churchill, 1840.
- ^ M. H. von Romberg. Pathologie und Therapie der Senisbilitäts- und Motilitätsneurosen. 1857. 3rd edition (unfinished) of Romberg’s Lehrbuch der Nervenkrankheiten des Menschen, page 89.