Rosenstein's sign

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Rosenstein's sign is a sign of acute appendicitis.

It is present, when tenderness in the right lower quadrant increases when the patient moves from the supine position to a recumbent posture on the left side.[1]

References

  1. Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis JMAJ 46(5): 217–221, 2003 Hiroshi ISHIKAWA