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costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness
Tenderness to palpation or pressure in the region of the costovertebral angle (area overlying the kidneys)
Etiology:
- CVA tenderness may signify pyelonephritis
- retroperitonal disease
- retroperitoneal hemorrhage ...
Clinical manifestations:
- flank pain
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pyelonephritis
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