Schlesinger-Poole Symptom

Schlesinger-Poole symptom: description and meaning

Schlesinger-Poole sign is a medical term that refers to symptoms associated with gallbladder disease. This symptom was named after two doctors - the Austrian physician Schlesinger and the American surgeon Poole, who described it at the beginning of the 20th century.

The Schlesinger-Pool symptom manifests itself upon palpation of the right hypochondrium. If during palpation the gallbladder is filled with bile, then when pressing on it a sharp pain occurs. However, if the patient exhales at the time of palpation, the pain decreases or disappears completely. This symptom indicates the presence of obstructive jaundice, when the bile ducts are clogged with stones and bile cannot exit normally.

The Schlesinger-Poole symptom is an important sign of gallbladder disease and can help doctors make the correct diagnosis. If this symptom is detected, patients may be prescribed additional diagnostics, including ultrasound examination of the gallbladder and its ducts, computed tomography and other examination methods.

Treatment for gallbladder disease that is accompanied by Schlesinger-Poole sign may include surgical removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) or drug therapy to break up gallstones. In any case, timely consultation with a doctor and correct diagnosis will help avoid complications and restore health faster.

Schlesinger - Poole syndrome (symptom)

Schlesinger-Pula or urticarial edematous vasculitis is a systemic skin disease characterized by the predominant appearance of acute vascular edema with elements of urticaria and the presence of severe arthralgia.

This disease was first reported by the American urologist Edward Wiener in 1925 and the American dermatologist Joseph Bilfinger in 1896, for which they were awarded the Nobel Prize in 1952 and 1945, respectively. Nine years later, Canadian dermatologist William MacLeod published a notable paper on it. And finally, in 1672, from the memoirs of the Italian dermatologist and surgeon Matteo Jacopo Zucchi, we know the exact name of this suffering: “The harbingers can be three small red spots on the conjunctiva of the nose, symmetrical on the right and left.” The symptom itself was not immediately named by Schlesinger-Poole. He was recognized by one of Zamotia's colleagues. It was the Hungarian dermatologist Lajos Pool. He described a patient who, following an acute respiratory infection, developed dermatitis with symmetrical nodules on the forearms with extensive hyperemia of the palms and soles. At the time of the scientist’s death, the disease took a lightning-fast turn, which is why it received the name “Spanish flu.”