Love's pin test
Last reviewed 01/2018
- Love's pin test used in clinical diagnosis of a glomus tumour
- positive Love's pin test means patient experience severe pain and reduction
in pain when the skin overlying the glomus tumour is pressed with a pinhead,
ballpoint pen, end of a paperclip, or Kirschner wire
- positive Love's pin test means patient experience severe pain and reduction
in pain when the skin overlying the glomus tumour is pressed with a pinhead,
ballpoint pen, end of a paperclip, or Kirschner wire
Reference:
- Hazani R, Houle JM, Kasdan ML, et al. Glomus tumors of the hand. Eplasty. 2008;8:e48.