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THUMB SIGN [2 records]

Record 1 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Larynx
CONT

The suspicion of epiglottitis was confirmed by the "thumb" sign (epiglottic swelling) on a lateral radiograph of the soft tissues of the neck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Larynx
CONT

De nombreux paramètres ont été étudiés pour diagnostiquer l’épiglottite à l’aide de clichés simples, dont le classique «signe du pouce» [...] qui traduit un épaississement de l’épiglotte œdématiée.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

In Marfan's syndrome, when the thumb is held across the palm of the same hand, it projects well beyond the ulnar surface of the hand.

OBS

The term "thumb sign" is used more commonly than "Steinberg thumb sign".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Dans le syndrome de Marfan, lorsque les doigts sont repliés sur le pouce, la dernière phalange du pouce fait saillie en regard du bord cubital de la main.

OBS

Définition d'après DEGOD-F, 1980, p. 666.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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