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McBurney's sign: Where a patient has pain on palpation of the abdomen above a line from the anterior superior iliac spine and the umbilicus. See detailed information below for a list of 1 causes of McBurney's sign, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Medical Conditions associated with McBurney's sign:
Burning symptoms (446 causes), Paresthesias (453 causes), Tingling (951 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Appendix symptoms (5 causes), Lower abdominal symptoms (3048 causes), Abdominal symptoms (5930 causes), Inflammatory symptoms (1736 causes), Pain symptoms (6458 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Sensations (6520 causes), Digestive symptoms (5299 causes), Skin symptoms (5992 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Skin problems (3422 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Temperature symptoms (2497 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes), Intestine symptoms (4 causes)
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