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Cullen's sign

superficial edema and bruising in the subcutaneous fatty tissue around the umbilicus
Class type of: ecchymosis Q833507

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
clinical sign
Subclass of
ecchymosis[4]
Discoverer or inventor
Thomas Stephen Cullen[2]
Named after
Thomas Stephen Cullen[3]
Suggests the existence of
acute pancreatitis[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cullen's sign ar علامة كالين ar علامة كولن ar علامة كولين cs Cullenovo znamení de Cullen-Zeichen es signo de Cullen fa نشان کالن fr signe de Cullen it Segno di Cullen pl Objaw Cullena pt sinal de Cullen zh 寇倫氏徵象
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Cullen's sign.jpg ↗
DiseasesDB
17313
Freebase ID
/m/04rs9k
GPnotebook ID
745209861
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777980340, 2910958295
WikiProjectMed ID
Cullen's sign

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🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 1
Thomas Stephen Cullen
Instance of 1
clinical sign
Named after 1
Thomas Stephen Cullen
Subclass of 1
ecchymosis
Suggests the existence of 1
acute pancreatitis
← Possible medical findings 1
acute pancreatitis
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Summary

Cullen's sign is a clinical sign[1].

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  1. 8w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → clinical sign
    Subclass of → ecchymosis
    Instance of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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