Auspitz's sign
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Auspitz's sign is the appearance of punctate bleeding spots when psoriasis
scales are scraped off, named after Heinrich Auspitz
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Psoriasis
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. It occurs when the immune system mistakes the skin cells as a pathogen, and sends out faulty signals that speed up the growth cycle of skin cells. Psoriasis is not contagious. However, psoriasis has been linked to an increased risk of...
scales are scraped off, named after Heinrich Auspitz
Heinrich Auspitz
Heinrich Auspitz was an Austrian dermatologist. Trained at the University of Vienna, he specialised in dermatology and syphilis...
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