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DERMATOLOGY EPONYMS – PHENOMEN / SIGN – DICTIONARY (A)
Piotr Brzezinski
6 Wojskowy Oddział Gospodarczy, Ustka, Polska
Corresponding author: Dr. Piotr Brzezinski e-mail:brzezoo77@yahoo.com
How to cite this article: Brzeziński P. Dermatology Eponyms – Phenomen/sign – Dictionary (A). N Dermatol Online 2010; 1(2): 34-35.
‘APPLE-JELLY’ SIGN
Lupus vulgaris, sarciodosis, rosacea, dermatitis perioralis. When a glass slide is pressed on these they appear translucent but have a central opaque yellowish brown center (fot. 1).
ASBOE-HANSEN SIGN
In 1960, Gustav ASBO-Hansen described a similar sign, as an extension of the bullae finger pressure in patients with pemphigus, pemphigus foliaceus, and bullous pemphigus vegetans bladder. This phenomenon is resulting from the application of pressure and expansion bull.
GUSTAV ASBOE-HANSEN
1917-1989, Danish physician. 1951, professor of dermatologist at Copenhagen University and senior physician at the National Hospital dermatovenerologiske Department (1960-87). Head at Copenhagen University, Institute of Anatomy (1949-60). Asboe-Hansen conducted internationally recognized research on connective biochemistry, structure and function and changes therein by connective tissue diseases, especially scleroderma. Medl. of the board of the Danish Dermatological Society 1953-55, of the board of the Danish Society for Arthritis Research from 1953 (chairman from 1955) and by the American Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine 1954; medl. of the Board and Executive Committee of the National Association for Combating rheumatic diseases 1955-56. Editor by Acta endocrinologica, Acta Rheumatologica Scandinavica and Acta Morphologica Neerlando-Scandinavica, Connective Tissue in Health and Disease.
AUSPITZ SIGN
Bleeding points appearing when overlying scale removed physically from a lesion of psoriasis. It occurs because the capillaries run very close to the surface of the skin under a psoriasis lesion, and removing the scale essentially pulls the tops off the capillaries, causing bleeding. Symptom characteristic, although non-specific for psoriasis. Auspitz sign is also found in other scaling disorders such as Darier’s disease and actinic keratoses.
 Figure 1. Auspitz sign
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HEINRICH AUSPITZ
(b. 1835 Nikolsburg, died. 1886 Vienna, Austria) – Austrian physician, a dermatologist. Trained at the University of Vienna, he specialized in dermatology. From 1863 to 1886 he worked as a professor of dermatology at the University of Vienna.
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