Harrison's groove
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Harrison's groove, also known as Harrison's sulcus, is a horizontal groove along the lower border of the thorax corresponding to the costal insertion of the diaphragm; It is usually caused by chronic asthma or obstructive respiratory disease. It may also appear in rickets because the patients lack the mineralized calcium in their bones necessary to harden them; thus the diaphragm, which is always in tension, pulls the softened bone inward.
It is named after Edward Harrison.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ synd/2437 at Who Named It?
- ^ E. Harrison. Remarks upon the different appearances of the back, breast and ribs in persons affected with spinal diseases. London Medical and Physical Journal, 1820.
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