The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 8 , Pages 682-683 , August 2008

Cullen's Sign Revisited

  • Samar Harris, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia
    • ,
  • Harris V.K. Naina, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn
    • Department of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Harris V. K. Naina, Department of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st SW, Rochester, MN 55904.

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 Thomas J. Marrie, MD, Section Editor

PII: S0002-9343(08)00493-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.04.028

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 8 , Pages 682-683 , August 2008

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