Alder's sign

Medical condition

Alder's sign
Differential diagnosis	Appendicitis, Tubo-ovarian pathology

Alder's sign, also known as Klein's sign,^[1] is a medical sign used to differentiate between appendicitis and tubo-ovarian pathology.^[2]

References

^ Shivananda, Prabhu (2011). Clinical Signs and Syndromes in Surgery. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 13. ISBN 978-93-5025-838-5.
^ Augustin, Goran (12 May 2014). Acute Abdomen During Pregnancy. Springer. pp. 8–. ISBN 978-3-319-05422-3.

Signs and symptoms relating to the human digestive system or abdomen

Gastrointestinal
tract

Accessory

Abdomen

Pain	Abdominal pain Acute abdomen Colic Baby colic Abdominal guarding Blumberg's sign
Distension	Abdominal distension Bloating Ascites Tympany Shifting dullness Fluid wave test
Masses	Abdominal mass Hepatosplenomegaly Hepatomegaly Splenomegaly
Other	Jaundice Mallet-Guy's sign Puddle sign Ballance's sign Aortic insufficiency Castell's sign Kehr's sign Cullen's sign Grey Turner's sign