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Nikolsky's sign is a clinical dermatological sign, named after Pyotr Nikolsky (1858–1940), a Russian physician who trained and worked in the Russian Empire. The sign is present when slight rubbing of the skin results in exfoliation of the outermost layer.
SSSS is a clinical diagnosis. This is sometimes confirmed by isolation of S. aureus from blood, mucous membranes, or skin biopsy; however, these are often negative. Skin biopsy may show separation of the superficial layer of the epidermis (intraepidermal separation), differentiating SSSS from TEN, wherein the separation occurs at the dermo-epidermal junction (subepidermal separation).
Pyotr Vasilyevich Nikolsky (Russian: Пётр Васи́льевич Нико́льский; September 13 [O.S. September 1] 1858 – March 13, 1940) was an Imperial Russian and later Soviet dermatologist.
[2] [3] It is seen along with Nikolsky's sign, both used to assess the severity of some blistering diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris and severe bullous drug reactions. [ 4 ] This sign is named for the Danish physician Gustav Asboe-Hansen (1917–1989), who first described it in 1960.
Nikolsky's sign (gentle lateral pressure) on unaffected mucosa or skin raises a bulla. If no lesions are present on examination it may be useful way of demonstrating reduced epithelial adhesion. If no lesions are present on examination it may be useful way of demonstrating reduced epithelial adhesion.
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Nikolsky (surname), including a list of people with the name; Nikolski Air Station, an airport located in Nikolski, Alaska; Nikolskoye Airport, an airport in Kamchatka Krai, Russia; Nikolski, a novel by Canadian writer Nicolas Dickner; Nikolsky Old Believer Monastery, a monastery near Preobrazhenskoye Cemetery in Moscow, Russia
Pemphigus vulgaris is a rare chronic blistering skin disease and the most common form of pemphigus.Pemphigus was derived from the Greek word pemphix, meaning blister. [1] It is classified as a type II hypersensitivity reaction in which antibodies are formed against desmosomes, components of the skin that function to keep certain layers of skin bound to each other.