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. 2021 May 24;9(5):e04313.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4313. eCollection 2021 May.

Grey Turner's sign in severe acute pancreatitis

Enoch Wong  1   2 , Akhtar Sayed-Hassen  1   2
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Grey Turner's sign in severe acute pancreatitis

Enoch Wong et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Grey Turner's sign is a well described butrarely seen sign usually indicating severe intra-abdominal pathology. Classically it is associated with severe acute pancreatitis but can beassociated with a number of other severe intra-abdominal conditions.

Keywords: critical care medicine; emergency medicine; gastroenterology and hepatology; general surgery.

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FIGURE 1
Ecchymosis in the right flank consistent with Grey Turner's sign
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FIGURE 2
Extent of ecchymosis seen in right flank
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