Battle's sign is skin discolouration due to extravasation of blood into the subcutaneous tissue behind the ear and over the mast

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Battle's sign is skin discolouration due to extravasation of blood into the subcutaneous tissue behind the ear and over the mastoid process, a sign of fracture of the base of the skull.

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