Harrison's Grooves - Edwin Harrison (1779-1847) or Edward Harrison (1766-1838)?

摘要

The physical diagnostic sign of Harrison's Groove or Sulcus refers to a groove on the anterior region of the chest at the level of the sixth and seventh costal cartilages at the anterior insertion of the diaphragm. Theories of causation include negative intrathoracic tension causing indrawing of the ribs, pulling of the diaphragm, both in the normal state and in rickets and asthma. Naish and Wallis reviewed and discussed the obscure origin of the term, pointing out that three of the standard medical dictionaries, Dorland's, Stedman's, and Gould's, attribute the eponym to Edward Harrison but they point out that an account of the deformity cannot be found in any of Harrison's works. Because of this uncertainty.