Danforth sign

Dan·forth sign

(dan'fōrth), shoulder pain on inspiration, due to irritation of the diaphragm by a hemoperitoneum in ruptured ectopic pregnancy.

Dan·forth sign

(dan'fōrth sīn) Shoulder pain on inspiration, due to irritation of the diaphragm by a hemoperitoneum in ruptured ectopic pregnancy.

Danforth,

William Clark, U.S. obstetrician-gynecologist, 1878-1949. Danforth sign - shoulder pain on inspiration, due to irritation of the diaphragm by a hemoperitoneum in ruptured ectopic pregnancy.