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SIGNE STEINBERG [1 record]

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Record 1 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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