Kehr's sign

Heslo |cze = Kehrův příznak, frenikový příznak |eng = Kehr's sign }}

Shoulder in cross section

Pain and hypoaesthesia in the left shoulder (most often above the left shoulder blade) caused by irritation of the nervus phrenicus with blood in the diaphragm area. It is most often observed during splenic rupture, more rarely it can also be caused by oviduct rupture during tubal pregnancy.

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