10 Pyelonephritis Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #2: Flank Tenderness
Flank tenderness is also known as costovertebral tenderness or Murphy’s punch sign. It means that there is pain when the area on the back overlying the kidney or costovertebral angle is percussed.
This area can be elicited by looking for the angle made by the costal margin and vertebral column. Flank tenderness is found in patients with perinephric abscess, renal stones, and pyelonephritis.
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