Eponyms in the dermatology literature linked to Russia

Aleksei Ivanovich Abrikossoff (1875-1955) Nikolsky’s sign [3-5] The sign is encountered in blistering disorders, and it is present when slight rubbing of the skin results in exfoliation of the outermost layer of the skin. Piotr Vasiliyevich Nikolskiy (1858-1940) Sheklakov sign [5] Nikolay Dmitriyevi...

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Published inNasza dermatologia online Vol. 3; no. Suppl.1; pp. 414 - 415
Main Authors Al Aboud, Ahmad, Al Aboud, Khalid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Slupsk Our Dermatology Online 05.08.2013
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Dermatology
Russia
Skin
Tumors
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Summary:Aleksei Ivanovich Abrikossoff (1875-1955) Nikolsky’s sign [3-5] The sign is encountered in blistering disorders, and it is present when slight rubbing of the skin results in exfoliation of the outermost layer of the skin. Piotr Vasiliyevich Nikolskiy (1858-1940) Sheklakov sign [5] Nikolay Dmitriyevich Sheklakov (1918-1989), (Fig. 3 [See PDF]), who was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology at the Moscow School of Dentistry, Moscow, Russia (then the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), described the sign of perifocal subepidermal separation (“false Nikolskiy sign”), which is also known in the modern dermatologic literature published in Russian as the Sheklakov sign. Malignant granular cell tumor with breast metastasis: A case report and review of the literature.
ISSN:2081-9390
2081-9390
DOI:10.7241/ourd.20133.104