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Pastia's sign
Also known as:
Thomson's sign
Associated persons:
Constantin Chessec Pastia
Frederick Holland Thomson
Description:
The presence of pink or red transverse lines produced by confluent petechiae in body creases, such as the bend of the elbow. They are seen in pre-eruptive stages of scarlet fever and persist after desquamation
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