'''Hampton hump''' is a sign seen on Chest_X-rays indicating Pulmonary_infarction. It consists of a Pleura based shallow wedge-shaped consolidation in the Lung periphery with the base against the pleural surface. It is named after Aubrey_Otis_Hampton.
==References==
* Hampton, The American Journal of Roentgenology and Radium Therapy, 1940, 43: 305.
==External links==
* MedPix: Hampton hump
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Category:Radiology