title: Cutaneous signs.
abstract: Cutaneous signs play a significant role in clinical medicine. Signs have often been named after the initial observer. They may indicate either dermatologic or systemic illness and aid the examiner in diagnosis and relevant investigations. Some are specific, some have been described in other conditions, and few have lost their relevance. Most of the signs are related to the pathogenesis of the disease but the cause of some is not clear.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Dermatology, King Faisal Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia. amoa65@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al Aboud
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al Hawsawi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: Daifullah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Al Aboud
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Githami
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology; D004850:Eponyms; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*