Murphy sign is seen in: March 2013 (g): (A) Acute pancreatitis, (B) Acute appendicitis, (C) Acute cholecystitis, (D) Acute esophagitis
Answer is C. Ans. C i.e. Acute cholcystitis Murphy's sign It is useful for differentiating pain in the right upper quadrant. Typically, it is positive in cholecystitis, but negative in choledocholithiasis, pyelonephritis and ascending cholangitis.