Aaron's sign
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[[Image:McBurney's point.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[McBurney's point]]]]
'''Aaron's sign''' is a [[referred pain]] felt in the [[epigastrium]] upon continuous firm pressure over [[McBurney's point]]. It is indicative of [[appendicitis]].
Aaron's sign is named for [[Charles Dettie Aaron]], an American [[Gastroenterology|gastroenterologist]].
==References==
* [http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/341.html Who Named It?]
[[Category:Medical signs]]