Pathognomonic is a term, often used in medicine that means characteristic for a particular disease-the word pathognomonic comes from

the Greek pathognomonikos meaning skilled in judgingdiseases Pathognomonic Signs are particular sign whose presence means that a particular disease is present beyond anydoubt Diseases Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Abruption Placenta Acute Myeloid eukemia Acute !enal "ailure Addison$s disease Amoebiasis Angina pectoris Appendicitis Code Signs Pulsating abdominal mass Painful bleeding, board-like abdomen Auer rod A#otemia, uremic frost on skin %ron#e-like skin pigmentation Mucoid, foul e&plosi'e blood tinged stool e'ine$s sign (hand clutching of chest) !ebound tenderness (Mc%urney*s point)!o'sing +ign (!ight eft ,uadrant pain withpalpation in eft lower -uadrant) %uotonniere deformity, swan neck deformity, ulnar drift, %ouchard*s nodes .omiting, passing out of worms /hee#ing on e&pirations Murmur heard high on chest !ocking, spinning, routines Grayish, white discharge, malodorous !accoon*s eye Meconium staining 3ntermittent claudication 5hipmunk facies (parotid gland swelling) 5heeselike discharge 5herry pink flushed face, carbon in the secretions,non producti'e cough 6ack 7ammer +yndrome (1inel*s sign) Code

Arthritis Ascariasis Asthma Atrial +eptal 0efect Autism %acterial .aginosis %asilar "racture %reech %irth %uerger*s 0isease (1hromboangitis2bliterans) %ulimia 4er'osa 5andidiasis 5arbon mono&ide poisoning 5arpal 1unnel +yndrome

5ataract 5eliac 0isease 5hicken Po& 5holecystitis 5holera 5hronic hemorrhagic pancreatitis 5ushing*s +yndrome 5.A 5ystocele and !ectocele 5ytomegalo'irus infection 0engue 0etached !etina 0iabetes 9etoacidosis 0iabetes Mellitus 0iphtheria 0own +yndrome 0uchenne$s Muscular 0ystrophy ;mphysema ;ncephalitis ;nterobiasis "ailure to 1hri'e ("11) G;!0 Glaucoma Gonorrhea Gouty Arthritis Guillain-%arre 7emophilia 7enoch-+ch<nlein purpura

%lurry 'ision8ha#y 'ision, cloudy 'ision Gluten sensiti'ity, watery, pale foul-smelling stool .esiculopapular rash Murphy$s sign (pain on deep inspiration wheninflamed gallbladder is palpated) !ice-watery stool/asher*s woman hands Grey-1urner$s sign (ecchymosis in flank area) Moon face%uffalo 7ump 7omonymous 7emianopsia "eeling of fullness at 'agina 2wl*s eye appearance of inclusion bodies 7erman*s sign "lashes of light, shadow with curtain across the'ision Acetone breath :P*s (polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria) Pseudomembrane on tonsils, pharyn& and nasalca'ity Protruding tongue, saddle nose, brushfield*s spots,single crease on palm Gowers$ sign %arrel chest 0ecorticate and decerebate rigidity 4octurnal itchiness !adar ga#e %arret esophagus, heartburn 1unnel 'ision %urning sensation upon urination "ormation of tophi at the earlobe usually the big toe Ascending paralysis 7emarthoses A tetrade of rash, arthralgia, abdominal pain andkidney

7epatic 0isease 7erpes =oster 7irschprung*s disease (Megacolon) 7-mole 7odgkin*s ymphoma 7yperthyroidism 7ypocalcemia 3ncreased 32P 3ntestinal 2bstruction 3ntussusceptions 3rritable %owel +yndrome

9awasaki 0isease 9leibsiella Pneumonia 9linefelter*s +yndrome eprosy

eptospirosis i'er cirrhosis yme*s disease Malaria

Measles Meniere*s disease Meningitis Meningococcemia Monillasis Multiple +clerosis

disease in a child Asteri&is, jaundice !egional painful rash !ibbon-like, foul smelling stool Grapelike growth, large abdomen 7odgkin and !eed-+ternburg cells (giant mono-and multinucleated cells) ;&ophthalmos 1rousseau sign and 5h'ostek sign 0oll*s eye 4o passage of meconium +ausage shaped mass, dance sign, currant jelly-like stool 1ypical triad> abdominal pain with tenderness onpalpation, altered bowel habits, absence of detectable disease +trawberry tongue !ed gelatinous sputum ??@ in males eonine facies (thickened lion-like facial skin)4er'e in'ol'ement with acid fast bacilli 2range eyes +pider angioma %ull eye*s rash 5ycle of hot stage (high fe'er) followed bydiaphoretic stage (sweating) and then cold stage(chilling) 9oplik$s spots .ertigo 9ernig$s sign and %rud#inski$s sign Purple petechiae /hite cheesy discharge 0escending weakness, 5harcot*s

Multiple +clerosis

Mumps Myasthenia Gra'is (MG) Myocardial 3nfarction 4eurofibromatosis 2ral 1hrush 2steoporosis Pancreatitis Parkinson*s disease Patent ductus arteriosus Pericarditis Pernicious anemia Pertusis Pertusis Phemphigus .ulgaris Phenylketonuria Placenta pre'ia Pleural effusion Pneumonia Poliomyelitis !abies !etinoblastoma !heumatic fe'er !ock Mountain +potted "e'er +cabies +carlet fe'er +ickle cell anemia +ystemic upus ;rythematosus 1etanus 1racheoesophageal fistula

sign (intentiontremor, nystagmus, scanning speech) 0escending weakness, 5harcot*s sign (intentiontremor, nystagmus, scanning speech) +wollen parotid gland Ptosis (inability to open upper eyelids), nasal smile e'ine*s sign Ple&iform neurofibroma /hite patches on tongue 9yphosis 5ullen$s sign (bluish discoloration of umbilicus) Pill-rolling tremors Machine-like murmur Pericardial friction rub !ed beefy tongue Paro&ysmal cough ending with a whoop .iolent cough without inter'ening inhalationfollowed by an inspiratory whoop 4ikolsky sign %lue eyes Painless bright red bleeding +tony dull percussion !usty colored sputum Poker*s sign, 7aynes sign 7ydrophobia8photophobia 5at*s eye refle& Aschoff nodules !ose colored macules /eeping itch !aspberry tongue Painful episodes or 'asoocclusi'e crisis %utterfly rash !isus sardonicus, lockjaw :c*sA coughing, choking,

1richominiasis 1urner*s +yndrome 1yphoid fe'er /hipple*s disease

cyanosis Malodorous, thin yellow discharge 9aryotype in females, webbed neck, gonadaldysgenesis !ose spots in abdomen 2culo-masticatory myorhythmia

Pathognomonic signs of 5ommunicable 0iseases BC 52P0%arrel-5hestedDC Pneumonia -Greenish !usty +putum:C Pernicious Anemia -%eefy !ed 1ongue (+chilling*s 1est) EC 9awasaki 0se+trawberry 1ongueFC Malaria -+tepladder "e'er GC 1yphoid -!ose +potHC 1etany5h'ostek +ign (Muscle 1witching "ace) -1rosseau*s +ign (6erky Mo'ements) IC Pancreatitis -5ullen*s +ign (%luish discoloration periumbilical area) JC Appendicitis-Mc%urney*s Point (rebound tenderness) -!o'sing +ign (! , pain w8 palpation in ,) -Psoas +ign (pain on lying down putting pressure on M% pt) BKC 1hrombophlebitis -7oman*s +ignBBC 7epatitis-3cteric +clerae (yellowish discoloration of sclera) BDC Meningitis-%urd#inski*s +ign (Pain on nape) -9ernig*s +ign (pain on leg8 knee area) B:C Pyloric +tenosis -2li'e-+haped MassBEC 7yperthyroidism -;&opthalmosBFC Addison*s 0seC -%ron#e-like skinBGC 5ushing +yndrome-%uffalo 7umpBHC 5holera -!ice /atery +toolBIC + ;%utterfly !ashesBJC eprosy- eonine "acie (contracted face) DKC %ulimia 4er'osa -5hipmunk "aceDBC i'er 5irrhosis -+pider AngiomaDDC Asthma-/hee#ing 3nspirationD:C 7yperpituitarism -5A!21;4;M3A (0iscoloration of skin) ?A417AM3ADEC 0own +yndrome-+ingle 5rease on Palm8+imean creaseDFC12"-5lubbing of "ingernails.entricular +eptal 0efectPulmonary +tenosis2'erriding of Aorta!ight .entricular 7ypertrophyDGC5ataract-%lurry .ision 8 7a#y .ision 8 cloudy .isionDHCGlucoma-1unnel-like .isionDIC P1%- ow grade fe'er in afternoonDJC 5holecystitis-Murphy*s +ign

(pain !L,) :KC Myasthemia Gra'is (MG) MPtosis (inability to open upper eyelids) :BC 0engue-Petechiae 8 (N) tourni-uet test:DC Parkinson*s 0seC -Pill !olling 1remors::C M3- e'ine*s +ign (5lutching of the chest) :EC Measles-9oplik*s +pot