Kerr's sign
Medical condition
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Differential diagnosis | spinal cord lesion |
Kerr's sign is a dermatological sign characterized by a palpable change in skin texture inferior to the somatic level of a spinal cord lesion. The skin may feel stiff, dry, or tense.[1][2]
References
- ^ Kerr WJ, Noble CA (October 1936). "New Sign Found in Transverse Lesions of Spinal Cord". Cal West Med. 45 (4): 346–7. PMC 1761390. PMID 18743832.
- ^ Sontheimer RD (June 2004). "Skin manifestations of systemic autoimmune connective tissue disease: diagnostics and therapeutics". Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 18 (3): 429–62. doi:10.1016/j.berh.2004.03.003. PMID 15158749.
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Signs and symptoms relating to skin and subcutaneous tissue
skin sensation
- Hypoesthesia
- Paresthesia
- Formication
- Hyperesthesia
- Hypoalgesia
- Hyperalgesia
- Cyanosis
- Pallor
- Livedo
- Livedo reticularis
- Flushing
- Petechia
- Blanching
- Peripheral edema
- Anasarca
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