- Auspitz sign
- the appearance of multiple fine bleeding points when a scale is removed from a psoriatic plaque, caused by thinning of the epidermis over the dermal papillae.
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Auspitz sign
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Auspitz — Heinrich, Austrian physician, 1835–1886. See A. sign … Medical dictionary
Heinrich Auspitz — (1835 in Nikolsburg, Moravia – 1886 in Vienna) was an Austrian dermatologist. Trained at the University of Vienna, he specialised in dermatology and syphilis. He was part of the famous Vienna School of Dermatology, and studied and worked with… … Wikipedia
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