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    This document lists and describes pathognomonic signs, which are symptoms so characteristic of a disease that they uniquely identify it. Pathognomonic signs for several common communicable diseases are provided, including opportunistic infections and a T4 cell count below 200/dl for AIDS, bloody mucoid stool for amoebiasis, vesicles and papules for chickenpox, and Koplik's spots inside the mouth for measles. The pathognomonic signs can help assess communicable diseases at an early stage and make an accurate diagnosis.

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    Pathognomonic Signs of Communicable

    Diseases
    Posted in November 1st, 2008
    by jeanette in Education, Health

    Pathognomonic is a sign or symptom that is so characteristic of a disease that it makes the


    diagnosis. Pathognomonic (pronounced patho-no-monic) comes from the Greek
    “pathognomonikos” meaning “skilled in judging diseases.” As it is very important to know how
    to assess characteristic manifestations of some communicable diseases at an early stage, here are
    the pathognomonic signs and symptoms of some common communicable diseases.

     AIDS — opportunistic and malignant manifestations, T4 below 200/dl. (Opportunistic


    infection - infection that occurs because of a weakened immune system. Opportunistic
    infections are a particular danger for people with AIDS. The HIV virus itself does not
    cause death, but the opportunistic infections that occur because of its effect on the
    immune system can.)
     Amoebiasis — bloody mucoid stool.
     Ascariasis — vomiting, passing out of worm.
     Candidiasis — cheeselike discharge.
     Chicken pox — vesiculopopular lesions.
     Cholera — rice-watery stool.
     Dengue/Hemorrhagic Fever — Herman’s sign. It appears on the upper and lower
    extremities, purplish or violaceous red with blanched areas about 1 cm or less in size.
     Diptheria — pseudomembrane, a localized inflammatory process; Grayish-white,
    leathery consistency.
     Enterobiasis — nocturnal itchiness.
     Filariasis - Elephantiasis.
     German Measles/Rubella — Forscheimer’s spots, a mild enanthem of petechial lesions.
     Gonorrhea — thick purulent discharge.
     Herpes Zoster — lesions follow peripheral nerve pathway.
     Leptospirosis — orange eyes.
     Malaria — fever and chills.
     Measles/Rubeola — Koplik’s spots, little spots inside the mouth. The spots look like a
    tiny grains of white sand, each surrounded by a red ring. They are found especially on the
    inside of the cheek (the buccal mucosa) opposite the 1st and 2nd upper molars.
     Meningitis — nucchal rigidity.
     Mumps — swollen parotid glands.
     Pertussis — paroxysmal coughs ending with whoop.
     Pneumonia — rusty sputum.
     Polio — flaccid paralysis, weakness or paralysis and reduced muscle tone without other
    obvious cause (e.g., trauma).
     Rabies — hydrophobia, a morbid fear of water. Because of this name, many people think
    that rabies makes one afraid of water. In fact, this is not the case (although rabies does
    cause mental confusion of other kinds). The name hydrophobia comes from the fact that
    animals and people with rabies get spasms in their throat muscles that are so painful that
    they cannot eat or drink, and so will refuse water in spite of being very thirsty.
     Scabies — weeping itch.
     Scarlet Fever — raspberry tongue.
     Syphilis — painless chancre or ulceration.
     Tetanus — locked jaw or trismus.
     Tuberculosis — initially ASYMPTOMATIC.
     Typhoid Fever — 3 cardinal signs: ladderlike fever, rose spots, spleenomegaly
    (enlargement of spleen beyond its normal size).

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