Dunphy's sign is a

medical sign Signs and symptoms are the observed or detectable signs, and experienced symptoms of an illness, injury, or condition. A sign for example may be a higher or lower temperature than normal, raised or lowered blood pressure or an abnormality showi ...

characterized by increased abdominal pain with coughing. It may be an indicator of

appendicitis Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix. Symptoms commonly include right lower abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and decreased appetite. However, approximately 40% of people do not have these typical symptoms. Severe complications of a ru ...

. Named after Osborne Joby Dunphy (1898–1989), a

British-American British American usually refers to Americans whose ancestral origin originates wholly or partly in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Cornwall, Orkney, and the Isle of Man). It is primarily a demographic or histor ...

physician.Small V (2008) Surgical emergencies. In ''Dolan B and Holt L (eds) Accident and Emergency: Theory into Practice, 2nd edition''. Elsevier.

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