Higouménakis' sign is a unilateral enlargement of the sternoclavicular portion of the right clavicle, seen in congenital syphilis.[1][2]
| Higouménakis' sign | |
|---|---|
| Differential diagnosis | Congenital syphilis |
The sign was named for George Higoumenakis, who first described it in 1927 in the Greek periodical Proceedings of the Medical Society of Athens (Πρακτικά Ιατρικής Εταιρείας Αθηνών).[3] He subsequently published the description of the sign in a German article, making it more known among dermatologists.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Frangos, Constantinos C.; Lavranos, Giagkos M.; Frangos, Christos C. (July 2011). "Higoumenakis' sign in the diagnosis of congenital syphilis in anthropological specimens". Medical Hypotheses. 77 (1): 128–131. doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2011.03.044. ISSN 1532-2777. PMID 21498006.
- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
- ^ Higoumenakis G: A new stigma of hereditary syphilis. Proceedings of the Medical Society of Athens. 687-699 (1927).
- ^ Higoumenakis, G. K. (September 1930). "Neues Stigma der kongenitalen Lues". Deutsche Zeitschrift für Nervenheilkunde. 114 (4–6): 288–299. doi:10.1007/BF01652813. S2CID 44684034.
Bibliography edit
- Higoumenakis KG: Higoumenakis's sign and its significance for the diagnosis of congenital syphilis. Dermatologische Wochenschrift 154(30):697-705 (1968).
- Higoumenakis G: A new stigma of hereditary syphilis. Proceedings of the Medical Society of Athens. 687-699 (1927). [in Greek]
- Higoumenakis G: Neues Stigma der kongenitalen Lues. Die Vergrößerung des sternalen Endes des Rechten Schlüsselbeins, seine Beschreibung, Deutung and Ätiologie. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Nervenheilkunde. 114(4):288-299 (1930). [1]
- Frangos CC, Frangos CC: George Higoumenakis (1895–1983): Greek dermatologist. Journal of Medical Biography 17(2):64-72 (2009). [2]
- Frangos CC, Frangos CC: George Higoumenakis (1895–1983), Dermatologist: The Tale of 'Higoumenakis Sign' in Congenital Syphilis and His Life Achievements. Analecta Historico Medica (Supplement 1-part III):133-137 (2008). [3]
- Φράγκος ΚΧ: Γέωργιος Κ. Ηγουμενάκης. BioMedResearch.gr, Ιούνιος 2009. [4]
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