English Explanatory Dictionary

Romana's sign

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The unilateral painless periorbital swelling associated with the acute stage of Chagas' disease.

Word forms

Romana's sign Romaña's sign

Etymology

Named after Argetine researcher Cecilio Romaña, who first described the phenomenon.

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