Nikolsky sign

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Related to Nikolsky sign: pemphigus, bullous pemphigoid, Steven Johnson syndrome

Ni·kol·sky sign

(ni-kol'skē),

a peculiar vulnerability of the skin in pemphigus vulgaris; the apparently normal epidermis may be separated at the basal layer and rubbed off when pressed with a sliding motion.

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Ni·kol·sky sign

(ni-kol'skē sīn)

A peculiar vulnerability of the skin in pemphigus vulgaris; the apparently normal epidermis can be separated at the basal layer and rubbed off when pressed with a sliding motion.

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Nikolsky,

Pyotr V., Russian dermatologist, 1858-1940.

Nikolsky sign - a peculiar vulnerability of the skin in pemphigus vulgaris.

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Ni·kol·sky sign

(ni-kol'skē sīn)

A peculiar vulnerability of the skin in pemphigus vulgaris; the apparently normal epidermis can be separated at the basal layer and rubbed off when pressed with a sliding motion.

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