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• Osler's node

名詞

Osler node (複数形 Osler nodes)

1. A painful, red, raised skin lesion, usually on the pads of the fingers or toes, indicative of the heart disease bacterial endocarditis.

   The patient had fever and sweats for weeks, but the diagnosis was uncertain until Osler nodes appeared on her fingers.

使用する際の注意点

Modern editors often prefer the non-possessive form of medical eponyms, rather than the older Osler's nodes.

参照

Osler W. Chronic infectious endocarditis. Quarterly Journal of Medicine, Oxford. 1908-1909; 2: 219-230.