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Guéneau de Mussy's point
Also known as:
de Mussy’s point
Point de Guéneau de Mussy (French)
Synonyms:
Bouton diaphragmatique (French).
Associated persons:
Noël-Francois-Odon Guéneau de Mussy
Description:
A point on the left border of the sternum at the end of the bony portion of the tenth rib which is exceedingly painful when pressure is applied. It is present in cases of diaphragmatic pleurisy.
We thank Karina Mahlina for information submitted.
Bibliography:
- Pat Forbis and Susan L. Bartolucci:
Stedman's Medical Eponyms.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1998.
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