Dermatologic signs.
BACKGROUND
Dermatology signs serve as important clues to primary skin disorders and internal conditions.


OBJECTIVE
To highlight major cutaneous signs based on a MEDLINE literature search from 1966 to March 2006.


CONCLUSIONS
A multitude of signs exist in dermatology. Appreciation and knowledge of cutaneous signs will enhance the care of patients with dermatologic manifestations.
Freiman
Anatoli
A
Division of Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. anatoli.freiman@sympatico.ca
Kalia
Sunil
S
O'Brien
Elizabeth A
EA
D003880:Dermatology / Q000266:history; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic