Thumb print sign in plain x-ray is seen in:
Correct Answer: Ischeamic colitis
Description: Ans: a (Ischeamic colitis)Ref: Harrison, 17 ed. pg. 1091, 213; Grainger and Allison 5 ed. pg. 889.Thumb printing sign, i.e., bowel wall oedema seen as an early sign in ischaemic colitis. Also seen in: amoebic colitis and ulcerative colitisIschaemic colitis: Most common sites - Watershed areas of colon Splenic flexure (Griffith's point )Descending/sigmoid colon (Sudeck's point)Radiological signs in ischemic colitis:Early: Late :Thumb printing sign Pneumoperitoneum (due to (bowel wall oedema) -perforation) HallmarkPneumatosisintestinalis (air in Luminal narrowing bowel wall) Funneling of bowelOther specific radiological signs related to GIT:String sign : congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis String of kantor : Crohn's disease Sawtooth appear- ance : DiverticulosisWhirlpool sign : Midgut volvulus Coffee bean sign : Sigmoid volvulus Claw sign/target sign/meniscus sign:IntussusceptionBridgeThumb print sign in neck x-ray is seen in acute epiglotitis
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