American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 96, Issue 11 , Pages 1614-1615 , 1 December 2005

A Unique Eponymous Sign of Finger Clubbing (Schamroth Sign) That Is Named Not Only After a Physician Who Described It But Also After the Patient Who Happened to be the Physician Himself

Received 6 July 2005

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  3. Cheng TO . Twelve eponymous signs of aortic regurgitation, one of which was named after a patient instead of a physician . Am J Cardiol . 2004;93:1332–1333
  4. Cheng TO . Lincoln sign (second eponymous sign of aortic regurgitation named after a patient instead of a physician) . Int J Cardiol . 2005;103:224

PII: S0002-9149(05)01288-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.036

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 96, Issue 11 , Pages 1614-1615 , 1 December 2005

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