Saturday, December 8, 2012

Deleting 2 more Pages - Pathognomonic

Looks like the two pages Pathognomonic and Most Common never really took root either so I'll be deleting those as well.

Below are the contents for the deleted Pathognomonic page:


This page is for all things pathognomonic.

Pathognomonic: A sign or symptom that is so characteristic of a disease that it makes the diagnosis. For example, Koplik's spots (on the buccal mucosa opposite the lst and 2nd upper molars) are pathognomonic of measles. The word "pathognomonic" (pronounced patho-no-monic) comes from the Greek "pathognomonikos' meaning "skilled in judging diseases."

This page will help me keep track of pathognomonic signs and symptoms.




Disease
Sign


Pseudomembrane on tonsils, pharynx and nasal cavity
Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells (giant mono- and multinucleated cells)




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