Homan's mark - Altmeyers Encyclopedia - Department Dermatology

Definition
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Pain in the calf during dorsiflexion of the foot in phlebothrombosis.

The clinical sign was named after the American doctor John Homans (1877-1954), also Homan's sign.

Dermatology

Medicinal products which have either a fungistatic or fungicidal action. See Table 1 for the classification.

Dermatology

Malignant epithelial tumor of the skin with destructive growth and metastasis. Squamous cell carcinoma is t...

Dermatology

Since the vascularized scleral flaps are derived from the skin in the immediate vicinity, the elasticity st...

Dermatology

Exanthem" (from Gr. exantheo I blossom) refers to a group of infectious and non-infectious, inflammatory, t...

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer