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This is a list of medical signs seen in skin, some of which are named for individuals.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
A
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Abrasion[7] | Wound of skin; partial thickness.[7] | Trauma[7] | ![]() |
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Asboe-Hansen sign[4] | Blister: extension of a blister to adjacent unblistered skin when pressure is put on top of it.[8] | Pemphigus vulgaris[8] | ![]() |
Gustav Asboe-Hansen |
Albright's dimple sign[1] | Dimples of knuckles on making a fist[4] | Short metacarpals in Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy associated with pseudohypoparathyroidism and pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism[9] | ![]() |
Fuller Albright |
Antenna sign[1] | Keratosis pilaris[1] | ![]() |
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Atrophy | ||||
Auspitz's sign[1] | Bleeding spots after scratching skin[1] | Psoriasis[1] | Heinrich Auspitz |
B
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Barnet's sign[10] | Scleroderma[1] | |||
Battle's sign[4] | Bruising behind the ear in fracture of middle cranial fossa[4] | ![]() |
William Henry Battle | |
Beau lines[11] | Grooves across the nail plate[11] | Severe illness, acute stress[11] | ![]() |
Joseph Honoré Simon Beau |
Blaschko's lines | ![]() |
Alfred Blaschko | ||
Blister[8] | Vesicle[8]
(Small blister) |
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Bulla[8]
(Large blister) |
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Blue dot sign[12] | Torsion of the testicular appendix[12] | |||
Blue scrotum sign of Bryant | Abdominal aortic aneurysm | John Henry Bryant | ||
Borsari's sign | Giovanni Battista Borsieri | |||
Braverman's sign | Connective tissue disease[3] | ![]() |
Irwin M. Braverman | |
Branham's sign[1] | ||||
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner sign[13] | Bumps close together[14] | Insect bites[13] | ![]() |
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Burrow | ![]() |
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Butterfly rash[5] | Systemic lupus erythematosus[5] | ![]() |
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Butterfly sign[1] | Dermatomyositis | ![]() |
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Buttonhole sign[4] | Bump that can be pushed into skin[1] | Neurofibromatosis type I[1] | ![]() |
C
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Carpet tack sign[1] | ||||
Casal collar | Redness and darkening of the skin around the neck, seen in people with pellagra.[15] | ![]() |
Gaspar Casal | |
Chagas–Mazza–Romaña's sign[1] | ||||
Cornflake sign[16] | Hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans | ![]() |
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Coral bead sign[17] | Papules near nail fold[17] | Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis[17] | ![]() |
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Coudability sign[18] | Hair sign | Alopecia areata[18] | ![]() |
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Crowe sign[1] | Freckles in underams[1] | Neurofibromatosis type I[1] | ![]() |
Frank W. Crowe |
Crusts[8] | ||||
Cullen's sign[1] | Bruising around umbilicus in acute pancreatitis | ![]() |
Thomas Stephen Cullen | |
Cyst |
D
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Darier's sign[4] | ![]() |
Ferdinand-Jean Darier | ||
Dennie–Morgan fold | ![]() |
Charles Clayton Dennie | ||
Dermatoglyphics | ||||
Desquamation | ![]() |
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Dimple sign[4] | Depression of skin when squeezed. | Dermatofibroma | ![]() |
E-F
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Erosions[8] | [19] | |||
Fissure | Cracks, clefts |
G
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Gottron's papules[4] | ![]() |
Heinrich Adolf Gottron | ||
Grey Turner's sign[4] | ![]() |
George Grey Turner | ||
Groove sign[4] |
H
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Hair collar sign[4] | ![]() |
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Hanging curtain sign[4] | Pityriasis rosea[20] | ![]() |
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Heliotrope sign[21] | Dermatomyositis[21] | ![]() |
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Hertoghe’s sign[4] | ||||
Hoagland’s sign[22] | Infectious mononucleosis[22] | |||
Holster sign[4] | ||||
Hives | Urticaria, wheals | |||
Hutchinson's sign | Jonathan Hutchinson |
I-J
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Janeway lesion | ![]() |
Edward Gamaliel Janeway |
K
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Kerr's sign | ||||
Koebner phenomenon | ![]() |
Heinrich Koebner | ||
Koplik's spots | ![]() |
Henry Koplik |
L
Term Description | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) | Notes |
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Langer's lines | Karl Langer | ||||
Leser–Trélat sign[23] | seborrheic keratoses: sudden occurrence of many associated with an internal cancer as part of a paraneoplastic syndrome[23] | ![]() |
Edmund Leser, Ulysse Trélat (1800s) | A more accurate description was given by Eugen Von Hollander in 1900.[24] | |
Lichenification[7] | ![]() |
M
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Macule[7] | ![]() |
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Maceration | ![]() |
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Morbilliform | ![]() |
N-O
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) | Notes |
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Nikolsky's sign | ![]() |
Pyotr Nikolsky (1858 – 1940) | |||
Nodule[7] | ![]() |
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Ollendorff probe sign[25] | Pain on prodding lesion[25] | Secondary syphilis[25] | ![]() |
Helene Ollendorff Curth (1899 - 1982) | Several dermatological publications refer to the sign as the Buschke-Ollendorf sign.[26] However, Ollendorf Curth described the sign before going to work with Buschke and she and others clarify that the sign is called Ollendorffs sign.[25][27] |
Osler node | ![]() |
William Osler |
P
Term | Description | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Papule[7] | A papule is a small, well-defined bump in the skin. | ![]() |
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Pastia's lines | ![]() |
Constantin Chessec Pastia | |
Patch[7] | ![]() |
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Pear sign[8] | |||
Plaque[7] | ![]() |
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Pustule[7] | ![]() |
R
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Racoon sign | ![]() |
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Renbök phenomenon | ||||
Reticulate skin | ||||
Reverse Namaskar sign | Ehlers–Danlos syndrome | |||
Romana's sign[28] | Chagas disease[28] | Cecilio Romana | ||
Rope sign | ||||
Round fingerpad sign | ||||
Rumpel–Leede sign | ||||
Russell’s sign |
S
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Scales[16] | ||||
Scar | ![]() |
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Scratch marks | excoriations | |||
Serpiginous skin | ![]() |
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Shawl sign | Dermatomyositis | ![]() |
T
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Tent sign | ||||
Thumbprint sign | ||||
Tin-tack sign | ||||
Telangiectasia | ![]() |
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Toy soldier sign | ||||
Tripe palms | Thick ridged velvety palms, typically as part of a paraneoplastic syndrome[29] | ![]() |
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Tumor |
U
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Ugly duckling sign[30] | Spot that appears out of place[30] | ![]() |
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Ulcers | ![]() |
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Umbilication[31] | Dip in skin bump[31] | ![]() |
V
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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V sign[32] | Trichotillomania[32] | ![]() |
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Vesicle | ![]() |
W
Term | Description | Cause | Image | Eponymous (named for) |
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Walzel sign[4] | ||||
Wickham striae | ![]() |
Louis Frédéric Wickham | ||
Winterbottom's sign[4] | Thomas Winterbottom | |||
Wolf's isotopic response |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 Madke, Bhushan; Nayak, Chitra (September 2012). "Eponymous signs in dermatology". Indian Dermatology Online Journal. 3 (3): 159. doi:10.4103/2229-5178.101810. ISSN 2229-5178. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ↑ Yale, Steven H.; Tekiner, Halil; Mazza, Joseph J.; Yale, Eileen S.; Yale, Ryan C. (2021). Cardiovascular Eponymic Signs: Diagnostic Skills Applied During the Physical Examination. Switzerland: Springer. ISBN 978-3-030-67595-0. Archived from the original on 2023-07-01. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Patel, LM; Lambert, PJ; Gagna, CE; Maghari, A; Lambert, WC (September 2011). "Cutaneous signs of systemic disease". Clinics in dermatology. 29 (5): 511–22. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.01.019. ISSN 1879-1131. PMID 21855727.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 Freiman, Anatoli; Kalia, Sunil; O'Brien, Elizabeth A. (July 2006). "Dermatologic Signs". Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 10 (4): 175–182. doi:10.2310/7750.2006.00042.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Sharma, Surabhi; Khaitan, BinodK; Kumarasinghe, SujithPrasad (2021). "Cutaneous signs in dermatological diseases; An overview". Indian Journal of Dermatology. 66 (5): 530. doi:10.4103/ijd.ijd_141_21. PMID 35068509. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ Amrani, Ashish; Sil, Abheek; Das, Anupam (2022). "Cutaneous signs in infectious diseases". Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 88 (4): 569–575. doi:10.25259/IJDVL_727_20. ISSN 0378-6323. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "2. Cutaneous signs and diagnosis". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. pp. 11–17. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Jonkman, Marcel F.; Horváth, Barbara (2022). "2. Dermatological examination of bullous diseases". In Horváth, Barbara (ed.). Autoimmune Bullous Diseases (2nd ed.). Switzerland: Springer. pp. 11–28. ISBN 978-3-030-91557-5. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ Venkatesh, C; Devi, J; Srinivasan, S (March 2013). "Albright's dimpling sign". Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism. 17 (2): 364–5. doi:10.4103/2230-8210.109694. PMID 23776930. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ Inamadar, Arun C.; Palit, Aparna (2019). "1. Systemic sclerosis: an overview". In Inamadar, Arun C. (ed.). Systemic Sclerosis: An Illustrated Guide to Manifestation and Management in Asian Skin. Boca Raton: CRC Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-1384-8004-9. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Tosti, Antonella (2020). "413. Diseases of hair and nails". In Goldman, Lee; Schafer, Andrew I. (eds.). Goldman-Cecil Medicine. Vol. 2 (26th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier. pp. 2660–2661. ISBN 978-0-323-53266-2. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Pomajzl, A. J.; Leslie, Stephen W. (2022). "Appendix Testis Torsion". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. Archived from the original on 2023-07-12. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Peres, Gabriel; Yugar, Lara Buonalumi Tacito; Haddad Junior, Vidal (October 2018). "Breakfast, lunch, and dinner sign: a hallmark of flea and bedbug bites". Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia. 93 (5): 759–760. doi:10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187384. PMID 30156636. Archived from the original on 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ Bolognia, Jean L.; Schaffer, Julie V.; Duncan, Karynne O.; Ko, Christine (2021). "55. Disorders of hyperpigmentation". Dermatology Essentials (2nd ed.). Elsevier. p. 522. ISBN 978-0-323-70971-2. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ↑ Johnstone, Ronald B. (2017). "4. Psoriasiform reaction pattern". Weedon's Skin Pathology Essentials (2nd ed.). Elsevier. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-7020-6830-0. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Kangle, Satyajeet; Amladi, Sangeeta; Sawant, S. (1 March 2006). "Scaly signs in dermatology". Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology. 72: 161. doi:10.4103/0378-6323.25653. ISSN 0378-6323. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Sarkar, Soumajyoti; Fung, Maxwell A.; Raychaudhuri, Siba P. (June 2020). ""Coral bead sign" in Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis". International Journal of Dermatology. 59 (6). doi:10.1111/ijd.14746. PMID 31782143. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Pirmez, Rodrigo (2016). "Revisiting Coudability Hairs in Alopecia Areata: The Story behind the Name". Skin Appendage Disorders. 2 (1–2): 76–78. doi:10.1159/000448811. PMID 27843931. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ "Erosions and ulcers | DermNet". dermnetnz.org. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ Dhar, S.; Kanwar, A. J.; Handa, S. (1995). "'Hanging curtain' sign in pityriasis rosea". Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland). 190 (3): 252. doi:10.1159/000246706. ISSN 1018-8665. PMID 7599393. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Russo, Teresa; Piccolo, Vincenzo; Ruocco, Eleonora; Baroni, Adone (1 October 2012). "The Heliotrope Sign of Dermatomyositis: The Correct Meaning of the Term Heliotrope". Archives of Dermatology. 148 (10): 1178. doi:10.1001/archdermatol.2012.2596. ISSN 0003-987X. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Otsuki, Takuya; Ishizuka, Kosuke; Hirose, Masanori; Ie, Kenya (November 2022). "Hoagland sign in infectious mononucleosis". BMJ Case Reports. 15 (11): e252839. doi:10.1136/bcr-2022-252839. PMID 36384885. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Bernett, Courtney N.; Schmieder, George J. (2022). "Leser-Trelat Sign". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. PMID 29261959. Archived from the original on 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ Salimi, Maryam; Al-Kutubi, Huda; Andrew, Kashini; Patel, Pooja; Orpin, Stephen; Heagerty, Adrian (26 June 2023). "H04 The sign of Leser–Trélat: an eponymous misnomer?". British Journal of Dermatology. 188 (Supplement_4). doi:10.1093/bjd/ljad113.286. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 Davies, K. E.; Yesudian, P. D. (July 2014). "Historical Archives". British Journal of Dermatology. 171: 139–146. doi:10.1111/bjd.12981. Archived from the original on 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
- ↑ James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "18. Syphilis, Yaws, Bejel, and Pinta". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. pp. 347–361. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ↑ Curth, William; Curth, Helen Ollendorff (February 1983). "Remembering Abraham Buschke". The American Journal of Dermatopathology. 5 (1): 27. ISSN 0193-1091. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Beucler, Nathan; Torrico, Faustino; Hibbert, David (12 November 2020). "A tribute to Cecilio Romaña: Romaña's sign in Chagas disease". PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 14 (11): e0008836. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0008836. PMID 33180778. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "24. Endocrine diseases". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Elsevier. p. 503. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6. Archived from the original on 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Del Marmol, Veronique; Baitalle, Veronique; Trakatelli, Myrto-Georgia; Ulrich, Claas (2010). "12. Skin cancer prevention". In Stockfleth, Eggert; Rosen, Ted; Schumaak, Steven (eds.). Managing Skin Cancer. Heidelberg: Springer. p. 217. ISBN 978-3-540-79347-2. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Bubna, Aditya Kumar (January 2019). "Umbilicated Lesions in Dermatology". Clinical Dermatology Review. 3 (1): 99. doi:10.4103/CDR.CDR_52_18. ISSN 2542-551X. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Bose, Shiti; Khandare, Manish; Kulkarni, Dipak; Joseph, Jebin (January 2023). "A Compendium of Common Signs in Dermoscopy, Trichoscopy, and Onychoscopy". Clinical Dermatology Review. 7 (1): 44. doi:10.4103/cdr.cdr_74_21. ISSN 2542-551X. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-07-28.