The London sign (patterned bruising of blunt abdominal trauma).
Patterned bruising of abdominal wall in blunt trauma is called London sign. It indicates that the impacting force is sharp and severe enough to cause visceral injury. Despite its practical significance this sign is seldom described in textbooks and there are no journal articles about it. This communication is intended to draw the attention of pediatric surgeons to this useful clinical sign.
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London sign Blunt abdominal injury Pancreatic laceration Trauma diagnosis