Etymology

Faget sign

Today it means: The unusual pairing of fever with bradycardia, seen in certain conditions such as yellow fever and typhoid fever. Full definition →

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The story

Named after the American physician Jean Charles Faget, who studied yellow fever in Louisiana.

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