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cervical motion tenderness (CMT) or chandelier sign
Etiology:
1) pelvic inflammatory disease ( 97% sensitive, but not very specific)
2) ectopic pregnancy (50% sensitive)
3) appendicitis (25% sensitive)
General
sign/symptom
References
Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders,
Philadelphia, 1996, pg 396