Talk:Aaron's sign

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there is no such thing as "chronic appendicitis" (all acute appendicites rupture well before developing into a "chronic" state) so this article cannot be accurate

medical-dictionary.com defines "Aaron's sign" as: In acute appendicitis, a referred pain or feeling of distress in the epigastrium or precordial region on continuous firm pressure over McBurney's point.

Removed epigastrium and replaced it with lower right quadrant. McBurney's point is certainly not located in the epigastrium because it is well below the subcostal plane. Indeed, it is well below the transumbilical plane. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.137.227.58 (talk) 13:21, 24 October 2012 (UTC)Reply

Corrected back to epigastrium (from LRQ) because the pain is referred pain due to pressure on McBurney's point. Pain at McBurney's point due to pressure on that spot would be termed "McBurney's sign", not "Aaron's sign".--69.74.217.62 (talk) 03:10, 5 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

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