Blumberg’s sign


Named after – German surgeon – Jacob Moritz Blumberg


Also referred to as –

  1. Rebound tenderness
  2. Shchetkin–Blumberg’s sign

What is ‘Rebound tenderness’ ?


Clinical sign in which there is pain upon removal of pressure rather than application of pressure to the abdomen.

  1. Pain on application of pressure to the abdomen – abdominal tenderness.
  2. Pain upon removal of pressure rather than application of pressure to the abdomen – Rebound tenderness
  3. Rebound tenderness – Indicative of peritonitis.
  4. Clinical conditions with rebound tenderness in the right lower quadrant – Ex:  appendicitis, ulcerative colitis

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