Eponyms (C-E) - Revision history

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	Mixture of toxins from Strep and Serratia marcesens used by William Coley in the late 1800s to treat malignancy; active agent found to be lipopolysaccharide.		Mixture of toxins from Strep and Serratia marcesens used by William Coley in the late 1800s to treat malignancy; active agent found to be lipopolysaccharide.

	===[[Colles fracture]]===		===[[Colles' fracture]]===
	Fracture of the distal radius, extra-articular; classically occurs when persons fall with outstretched hands.		Fracture of the distal radius, extra-articular; classically occurs when persons fall with outstretched hands.

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	===Cotard's syndrome===		===Cotard's syndrome===
	Range of delusions from believing that one has lost organs to belief that one is dead or does not exist; seen in schizophrenia and also in organic lesions of the nondominant temporoparietal cortex as well as in migraine.		Range of delusions from believing that one has lost organs to belief that one is dead or does not exist; seen in schizophrenia and also in organic lesions of the nondominant temporoparietal cortex as well as in migraine.

			===[[Coude catheter]]
			Foley catheter shaped to better navigate enlarged prostates

	===Coumel's sign===		===Coumel's sign===
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	===Crigler-Najjar syndrome===		===Crigler-Najjar syndrome===
	Type I, no hepatic glucoronyltransferase activity, kernicterus, requires liver transplantation; type II, moderate deficiency of glucoronyltransferase, phenobarbital induces activity.		Type I, no hepatic glucoronyltransferase activity, kernicterus, requires liver transplantation; type II, moderate deficiency of glucoronyltransferase, phenobarbital induces activity.

			===[[Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever]]
			Tickborne virus that causes [[viral hemorrhagic fever]]

	===[[Crohn's disease]]===		===[[Crohn's disease]]===
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	In aortic regurgitation, head bobbing, named after 19th century French poet who had aortic insufficiency from syphilis.		In aortic regurgitation, head bobbing, named after 19th century French poet who had aortic insufficiency from syphilis.

	===de Quervain's tenosynovitis===		===[[de Quervain tenosynovitis]]===
	A stenosing tenosynovitis of the thumb extensors and abductors; pain elicited with Finkelstein's test.		A stenosing tenosynovitis of the thumb extensors and abductors; pain elicited with Finkelstein's test.

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	Isolated, peripheral retinal vasculitis.		Isolated, peripheral retinal vasculitis.

			===[[Ebola]] virus===
			Filovirus causing [[viral hemorrhagic fever]]

	===Ebstein's anomaly===		===Ebstein's anomaly===
	[[Congenital heart disease]] with downward displacement of the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle due to anomalous attachment of the tricuspid leaflets; associated with maternal exposure to lithium.		[[Congenital heart disease]] with downward displacement of the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle due to anomalous attachment of the tricuspid leaflets; associated with maternal exposure to lithium.
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	===Esmarch maneuver===		===Esmarch maneuver===
	In anesthesia, jaw thrust to open an obstructed airway.		In anesthesia, jaw thrust to open an obstructed airway.

			===[[Essex-Lopresti fracture]]===
			Triad of radial head fracture , disruption of interosseous membrane, and distal radioulnar joint disruption

	===Eustachian Tube===		===Eustachian Tube===

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	===[[Centor ~~criteria~~]]===		===[[Centor Criteria]]===
	Predictive model for diagnosing group A Streptococcal pharyngitis: (1) tonsillar exudates, (2) tendor anterior cervical adenopathy, (3) fever by history, and (4) absence of cough. When 3 of 4 criteria present, PPV 40-60%; absence of at least 3 criteria, NPV 80%. See Med Decis Making 1981; 1:239.		Predictive model for diagnosing group A Streptococcal pharyngitis: (1) tonsillar exudates, (2) tendor anterior cervical adenopathy, (3) fever by history, and (4) absence of cough. When 3 of 4 criteria present, PPV 40-60%; absence of at least 3 criteria, NPV 80%. See Med Decis Making 1981; 1:239.

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	Hypercortisolism from pituitary corticotropin-secreting corticotroph tumors, leading to abnormally high ACTH levels. Tumors are generally benign and usually microadenomas.		Hypercortisolism from pituitary corticotropin-secreting corticotroph tumors, leading to abnormally high ACTH levels. Tumors are generally benign and usually microadenomas.

	===[[Cushing's syndrome]]===		===[[Cushing syndrome]]===
	Hypercortisolism, as in from Cushing's disease or from exogenous glucocorticoids.		Hypercortisolism, as in from Cushing's disease or from exogenous glucocorticoids.

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	===Churg-Strauss syndrome===		===Churg-Strauss syndrome===
	Allergic angiitis and granulomatosis involvement in the lung, associated with eosinophilia. Asthma is main feature (occurs in 95%) and precedes vasculitic phase by 8-10 years; 2/3 of patients have skin lesions (subcutaneous nodules on extensor surfaces); 70% have P-ANCA; 4/6 following criteria 85% sensitive and 99.7% specific: asthma; eosinophilia~~>~~10%; neuropathy; pulmonary opacities; paranasal sinus abnormality; biopsy of blood vessel showing eosinophils in extravascular area.		Allergic angiitis and granulomatosis involvement in the lung, associated with eosinophilia. Asthma is main feature (occurs in 95%) and precedes vasculitic phase by 8-10 years; 2/3 of patients have skin lesions (subcutaneous nodules on extensor surfaces); 70% have P-ANCA; 4/6 following criteria 85% sensitive and 99.7% specific: asthma; eosinophilia>10%; neuropathy; pulmonary opacities; paranasal sinus abnormality; biopsy of blood vessel showing eosinophils in extravascular area.

	===Chuvash polycythemia===		===Chuvash polycythemia===
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	===Clichy criteria===		===Clichy criteria===
	Criteria for liver transplantation in fulminant hepatic failure: hepatic encephalopathy, and factor V level < 20% in patients younger than 30 y.o. and factor V level < 30% in patients ~~>~~ 30 y.o.		Criteria for liver transplantation in fulminant hepatic failure: hepatic encephalopathy, and factor V level < 20% in patients younger than 30 y.o. and factor V level < 30% in patients > 30 y.o.

	===Cloquet's node===		===Cloquet's node===

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	===Clichy criteria===		===Clichy criteria===
	Criteria for liver transplantation in fulminant hepatic failure: hepatic encephalopathy, and factor V level ~~<~~ 20% in patients younger than 30 y.o. and factor V level ~~<~~ 30% in patients > 30 y.o.		Criteria for liver transplantation in fulminant hepatic failure: hepatic encephalopathy, and factor V level < 20% in patients younger than 30 y.o. and factor V level < 30% in patients > 30 y.o.

	===Cloquet's node===		===Cloquet's node===

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	*[[Eponyms (T-Z)]]		*[[Eponyms (T-Z)]]

	==~~Sources~~==		==References==
	<references/>		<references/>

	[[Category:Misc/General]]		[[Category:Misc/General]]

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Charcot's triad

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	===Charcot's triad===		===Charcot's triad===
	In 70% of patients with bacterial cholangitis, right-upper-quadrant pain, jaundice, and fever; see also Reynold's pentad.		In 70% of patients with bacterial cholangitis, '''right-upper-quadrant pain, jaundice, and fever'''; see also [[Eponyms_%28Q-S%29#Reynold.27s_pentad\|Reynold's pentad]].

	===CHARGE association===		===CHARGE association===

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
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	==Sources==		==Sources==
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			[[Category:Misc/General]]

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clay shoveler's fracture

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	Third nerve palsy combined with contralateral ataxia with midbrain infarction and injury to both red nucleus and superior cerebellar peduncle (includes signs of both Nothnagel's syndrome and Benedikt's syndrome).		Third nerve palsy combined with contralateral ataxia with midbrain infarction and injury to both red nucleus and superior cerebellar peduncle (includes signs of both Nothnagel's syndrome and Benedikt's syndrome).

	===~~clay shoveler~~'s fracture===		===Clay Shoveler's fracture===
	Fracture of spinous process of C7 ~~vertebra~~.		Fracture of the spinous process of a lower cervical vertebra (most commonly, C7) and is usually a stress fracture. Although often found incidentally, they can be seen after motor vehicle collisions, rapid spine extension, or direct trauma to the spine.

	===Clemmesen's hook===		===Clemmesen's hook===