John Henry Bryant (1867 â 21 May 1906) was a British physician, and lecturer on materia medica and therapeutics at Guy's Hospital, London. The blue scrotum sign of Bryant is named after him. In 1903 he had given the first description of abdominal and scrotal bruising in a person with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
John Bryant was born in 1867 in Ilminster, South Somerset, the eldest son of William Mead Bryant. He attended Ilminster Grammar School, followed by Sherborne School. In 1886 he gained admission to Guy's Hospital, where he received his medical degree and the Treasurer's gold medals for medicine and surgery in 1890. He also received the Beaney prize.
In 1891 Bryant gained his M.D., and in 1895 his M.R.C.P. He became house-physician to James Goodhart and resident obstetric assistant. In 1892, he was elected medical registrar, and remained in that post until 1898, when he took up the position of assistant physician to Guy's. The following year he became demonstrator of morbid anatomy and lecturer on materia medica and therapeutics. He was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 1901. For some years he co-edited the Guy's Hospital Reports.
In 1903 Bryant had given the first description of abdominal and scrotal bruising in a person with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Bryant played rugby at county standard and was a fast runner. He married Stella Beatrice Fry, and they had three children; one son and two daughters.
Bryant died on 21 May 1906 at Walmer, Kent. The blue scrotum sign of Bryant is named after him.