Wimberger's sign
Wimberger's Sign
Wimberger's Sign (pronounced: vim-ber-ger's sign) is a medical term used to describe a specific radiological finding in the bones of infants and children. It is often associated with congenital syphilis.
Etymology
The term is named after the German radiologist, Paul Wimberger, who first described the sign in 1924.
Definition
Wimberger's Sign is defined as the bilateral and symmetrical destruction of the medial portions of the proximal tibial metaphyses. It is a pathognomonic sign, meaning it is a sign whose presence means that a particular disease is present beyond any doubt. In this case, the disease is congenital syphilis.
Related Terms
- Congenital Syphilis: A severe, disabling, and often life-threatening infection seen in infants. A pregnant mother who has syphilis can spread the disease through the placenta to the unborn infant.
- Radiology: The medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the body.
- Pathognomonic: A term often used in medicine to describe a sign or symptom that is so characteristic of a disease that it can be used to make a diagnosis.
- Metaphysis: The wide portion of a long bone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis.
- Tibia: The inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle (or the equivalent joints in other terrestrial vertebrates), parallel with the fibula.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Wimberger's sign
- Wikipedia's article - Wimberger's sign
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