Dance's sign
Encyclopedia
Dance's sign is an eponymous medical sign
consisting of an investigation of the right lower quadrant of the abdomen for retraction, which can be an indication of intussusception
, i.e. those with intussusception may have retraction of the right iliac fossa
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pathologist
Jean Baptiste Hippolyte Dance
(1797–1832).
Medical sign
A medical sign is an objective indication of some medical fact or characteristic that may be detected by a physician during a physical examination of a patient....
consisting of an investigation of the right lower quadrant of the abdomen for retraction, which can be an indication of intussusception
Intussusception (medical disorder)
An intussusception is a medical condition in which a part of the intestine has invaginated into another section of intestine, similar to the way in which the parts of a collapsible telescope slide into one another. This can often result in an obstruction...
, i.e. those with intussusception may have retraction of the right iliac fossa
Iliac fossa
The iliac fossa is a large, smooth, concave surface located on the internal surface of the ilium...
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Eponym
It was originally described by the FrenchFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
pathologist
Anatomical pathology
Anatomical pathology or Anatomic pathology is a medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the gross, microscopic, chemical, immunologic and molecular examination of organs, tissues, and whole bodies...
Jean Baptiste Hippolyte Dance
Jean Baptiste Hippolyte Dance
Jean Baptiste Hippolyte Dance was a French pathologist remembered for Dance's sign. He was the son of a physician, and studied medicine in Paris, gaining his M.D. in 1826. He worked as physician to the Hôpital Cochin, and had just been employed as a teacher at the clinic at l'Hôtel-Dieu when he...
(1797–1832).