Capps triad
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The Capps triad refers to the constellation of clinical and imaging findings in patients with spontaneous retropharyngeal haematomas, and consists of:
- tracheal and oesophageal compression
- anterior displacement of the trachea
- subcutaneous bruising over the neck and anterior chest
History and etymology
Named after the American physician Richard B Capps (1906-1976) 3 who first described this triad in patients with bleeding parathyroid tumours in 1934 2.
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