title: Dermatologic signs.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. anatoli.freiman@sympatico.ca
authors.forename: Anatoli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Freiman
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalia
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology / Q000266:history; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic