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.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Cullen Sign." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758804/all/Cullen_sign.
Cullen sign. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758804/all/Cullen_sign. Accessed January 27, 2023.
Cullen sign. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758804/all/Cullen_sign
Cullen Sign [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 January 27]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758804/all/Cullen_sign.
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