Taber's Medical Dictionary
Cullen sign
(kŭl′ĕn )
[Thomas Stephen Cullen, U.S. gynecologist, 1868-1953]
Bluish discoloration of the periumbilical skin caused by intraperitoneal hemorrhage. This rare finding is sometimes found in patients with acute pancreatitis, blunt trauma to the abdomen, or ruptured ectopic pregnancy.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Cullen Sign." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758804/0/Cullen_sign.
Cullen sign. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758804/0/Cullen_sign. Accessed April 26, 2026.
Cullen sign. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758804/0/Cullen_sign
Cullen Sign [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 26]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758804/0/Cullen_sign.
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