| Duroziez's sign | |
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| Other names | Alvarenga-Duroziez sign |
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| Femoral artery | |
| Differential diagnosis | Aortic insufficiency |
Duroziez's sign is a sign ofaortic insufficiency.[1] It consists of an audible diastolic murmur which can be heard over thefemoral artery when it is compressed with the bell of a stethoscope.[1]
It is named for French physicianPaul Louis Duroziez who published its description in 1861,[1][2] even though it was first described by Portuguese physicianPedro Francisco da Costa Alvarenga in 1855;[3] for this reason it is alternatively known as theAlvarenga-Duroziez sign.
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