Aaron's sign

{{short description|Referred pain in the epigastrium indicative of appendicitis}}

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Aaron's sign is a referred pain felt in the epigastrium upon continuous firm pressure over McBurney's point.{{Cite book |title=Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health |year=2003 |edition=7th}} It is a non-specific sign of appendicitis. While the sign is well known, and taught in medical education, its efficacy has not been well established.{{Cite web |last=Iqbal |first=Subhan |title=Aaron sign {{!}} Radiology Reference Article {{!}} Radiopaedia.org |url=https://radiopaedia.org/articles/aaron-sign-2?lang=us |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Radiopaedia |language=en-US}}

Aaron's sign is named for Charles Dettie Aaron, an American gastroenterologist.[http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/341.html Who Named It?]