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Bryant's sign (John Henry Bryant)
Associated persons:
John Henry Bryant
Description:
A sign in ruptured aortic aneurysm.
Bibliography:
- R. M. Ratzan, M. C. Donaldson, J. H. Foster, M. P. Walzak:
The blue scrotum sign of Bryant; a diagnostic clue to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
The Journal of Emergency Medicine, New York, July-August 1987, 5 (4): 323-329.
Describes how extravasation of blood in the retroperitoneum may lead to nontraumatic discoloration beneath intact penile or scrotal epithelium.
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