Howship–Romberg sign

Howship–Romberg sign
Differential diagnosis	obturator hernia

The Howship–Romberg sign is inner thigh pain on internal rotation of the hip. It can be caused by an obturator hernia.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is named for John Howship and Moritz Heinrich Romberg.^[4]^[5]^[6]

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↑ "Obturator hernia in an ageing society". Ann. Acad. Med. Singap. 36 (6): 413–5. June 2007. PMID 17597966. http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf/36VolNo6Jun2007/V36N6p413.pdf.
↑ "Photo Quiz - April 1, 1999 - American Academy of Family Physicians". http://www.aafp.org/afp/990401ap/photo.html.
↑ "Howship-Romberg sign caused by an obturator hernia". Am. J. Surg. 187 (6): 775–6. June 2004. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.10.020. PMID 15191874.
↑ synd/1579 at Who Named It?
↑ J. Howship. Practical Remarks on the Discrimination and Appearance of Surgical Disease. London, Churchill, 1840.
↑ M. H. von Romberg. Pathologie und Therapie der Senisbilitäts- und Motilitätsneurosen. 1857. 3rd edition (unfinished) of Romberg’s Lehrbuch der Nervenkrankheiten des Menschen, page 89.

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[pmid17597966-1] "Obturator hernia in an ageing society". Ann. Acad. Med. Singap. 36 (6): 413–5. June 2007. PMID 17597966. http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf/36VolNo6Jun2007/V36N6p413.pdf.

[urlPhoto_Quiz_-_April_1,_1999_-_American_Academy_of_Family_Physicians-2] "Photo Quiz - April 1, 1999 - American Academy of Family Physicians". http://www.aafp.org/afp/990401ap/photo.html.

[pmid15191874-3] "Howship-Romberg sign caused by an obturator hernia". Am. J. Surg. 187 (6): 775–6. June 2004. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.10.020. PMID 15191874.

[4] synd/1579 at Who Named It?

[5] J. Howship. Practical Remarks on the Discrimination and Appearance of Surgical Disease. London, Churchill, 1840.

[6] M. H. von Romberg. Pathologie und Therapie der Senisbilitäts- und Motilitätsneurosen. 1857. 3rd edition (unfinished) of Romberg’s Lehrbuch der Nervenkrankheiten des Menschen, page 89.

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v t e Symptoms and signs: digestive system and abdomen (R10–R19, 787,789)
Upper	Nausea Vomiting Heartburn Aerophagia Dysphagia oropharyngeal esophageal Odynophagia Halitosis Xerostomia Hypersalivation Burping Wet burp
Defecation	Flatulence Fecal incontinence Encopresis Blood: Fecal occult blood Rectal tenesmus Constipation Obstructed defecation Diarrhea Rectal discharge Psoas sign Obturator sign Rovsing's sign Hamburger sign Heel tap sign Aure-Rozanova's sign Dunphy sign Alder's sign Lockwood's sign Rosenstein's sign
Abdomen	Abdominal pain Acute abdomen Colic Baby colic Abdominal guarding Rebound tenderness Abdominal distension Bloating Ascites Tympanites Shifting dullness Bulging flanks Fluid wave test Abdominal mass Hepatosplenomegaly Hepatomegaly Splenomegaly Jaundice Mallet-Guy sign Puddle sign

Howship–Romberg sign

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