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Bookmark or Share- Stevens–Johnson syndrome / toxic epidermal necrolysisThe Nikolsky sign is positive in areas of skin redness. This means that blisters and erosions appear when the skin is rubbed gently.
- Pemphigus Vulgaris - Pemphigus Vulgaris - Merck Manual Professional EditionUse Nikolsky and Asboe-Hansen signs to help clinically differentiate pemphigus vulgaris from other bullous disorders. Confirm the diagnosis by immunofluorescence testing of skin samples.
- Pemphigus Foliaceus - MedscapeThe Nikolsky sign is the finding that physical trauma can shear the pathologic epidermis of the skin of patients with pemphigus foliaceus, resulting in clinical lesions. The Nikolsky sign...
- Nikolsky sign: MedlinePlus Medical EncyclopediaNikolsky sign is a skin finding in which the top layers of the skin slip away from the lower layers when rubbed. Considerations. The sign is more common in newborn babies and in young children under 5 years of age. It often begins in the mouth and on neck, shoulder, arm pit, and genital area. A child may be lethargic, irritable, and feverish.
- Nikolsky's sign: A pathognomic boon - PMC - National Center for ...Nikolsky's sign has been pathognomic for pemphigus and is elicited by applying lateral or tangential pressure to the mucosa or skin in the peri-lesional area resulting in shearing away of the epidermis in the normal areas [Figure 5].
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