Blumberg sign

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Blumberg's sign is defined as discomfort on the application of tension over the abdomen and simultaneously watching subjects face, on the removal of hand asks a patient whether he or she feeling pain or not. It is expressive of peritoneal irritation/peritonitis, and indicative of rebound tenderness, secondary to any abdominal irritation like acute appendicitis, ulcerative colitis and also an indication of ongoing inflammation~~/ infection~~ ¹.

History and etymology

Jacob Moritz Blumberg (1873–1955) was a German gynaecologist and general surgeon who described this eponymous sign in a paper in 1907, "A new diagnostic symptom in appendicitis". He also introduced rubber gloves for temporary sterilization during surgery ¹.

-Blumberg's sign is defined as discomfort on the application of tension over the abdomen and simultaneously watching subjects face, on the removal of hand asks a patient whether he or she feeling pain or not. It is expressive of peritoneal irritation/peritonitis, and indicative of rebound tenderness, secondary to any abdominal irritation like acute appendicitis, ulcerative colitis and an indication of ongoing inflammation/ infection 1.
+Blumberg's sign is defined as discomfort on the application of tension over the abdomen and simultaneously watching subjects face, on the removal of hand asks a patient whether he or she feeling pain or not. It is expressive of peritoneal irritation/peritonitis, and indicative of rebound tenderness, secondary to any abdominal irritation like acute appendicitis, ulcerative colitis and also an indication of ongoing inflammation 1.<h4>History and etymology</h4>Jacob Moritz Blumberg (1873–1955) was a German gynaecologist and general surgeon who described this eponymous sign in a paper in 1907, "A new diagnostic symptom in appendicitis". He also introduced rubber gloves for temporary sterilization during surgery 1.

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