Hatchcock's sign

Hatchcock's sign is a clinical sign in which upward pressure on the angle of the mandible causes pain due to parotitis in mumps, but no pain in adenitis.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Assessing the Mouth and Throat on Medscape
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