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PATHOGNOMONIC [4 records]

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Record 1 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
DEF

Polymyositis occurring in association with characteristic inflammatory skin changes, including Gottron's sign(flat topped violaceous papules over the dorsal aspects of the knuckles), which is pathognomonic; a violaceous or heliotrope eyelids and periorbital tissue; and an erythematous rash on the forehead, neck, shoulders, trunk, and arms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épiderme et derme
DEF

Affection caractérisée par des lésions cutanées (placards rouges à tendance atrophique) et par une inflammation des muscles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidermis y dermis
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Record 2 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Specifically distinctive or characteristic of a disease or pathologic condition; a sign or symptom on which a diagnosis can be made.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Se dit d'un signe ou d'un symptôme spécifique d'une maladie qui, à lui seul, permet de la diagnostiquer.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 3 1995-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skin Appendages
CONT

An assessment of the occurrence rate of periungual hyperpigmentation with subungual melanoma(Hutchinson's sign) and periungual hyperpigmentation with other subungual lesions has not been published, although periungual hyperpigmentation with a pigmented streak or other pigmented lesion of the nail has been considered pathognomonic for subungual melanoma for a century.(In J Dermatol Surg Oncol(UNITED STATES) 1988, 14(9) p1011-3, cited in MEDLINE data base.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phanères
CONT

Formes cliniques du mélanome malin - MM sous-unguéal - Panaris mélanique -- Appartenant au groupe du MM acral lentigineux, il en partage les caractères épidémiologiques, histologiques et pronostiques. Dans trois quarts des cas, il siège au gros orteil ou au pouce; c'est au début une macule brune ou noire du lit de l'ongle et du repli sous-unguéal (signe de Hutchinson), simulant volontiers un hématome.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A test for recurrent dislocation of the shoulder : if the patient's arm is passively placed in abduction and external rotation, his immediate resistance and apprehension are pathognomonic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

[...] Mise en abduction et [...] rotation externe passives de l'épaule par l'examinateur [qui] déclenchent l'appréhension du sujet s'il présente une histoire de subluxation ou de luxation récidivante de l'épaule.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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