Nikolsky sign


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.

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.

Nikolsky,

Pyotr V., Russian dermatologist, 1858-1940. Nikolsky sign - a peculiar vulnerability of the skin in pemphigus vulgaris.

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.