Pathognomony means characteristic for a particular
disease. A pathognomonic sign is a particular sign whose
presence means that a particular disease is present beyond any doubt. Labeling
a sign or symptom "pathognomonic" represents a marked
intensification of a "diagnostic" sign or symptom.
Disease
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Sign
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Filamentous material seen in
inclusion bodies under electron microscopy
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Chipmunk facies (parotid gland
swelling) (Chipmunk facies also seen in marrow expansion secondary to Beta Thalassemia Major)
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Leonine facies (thickened
lion-like facial skin) (Lionine facies also seen in Paget Disease of bone)
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Pseudomembrane on tonsils, pharynx
and nasal cavity
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Machine-like murmur
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Stony-dull percussion
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Oculo-Masticatory Myorhythmia
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Pain within minutes after drinking alcohol. Reed-Sternberg
cells (giant mono- and multinucleated cells).
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