The Asboe-Hansen sign (also known as "indirect Nikolsky sign'"
or "Nikolsky II sign"
) refers to the extension of a blister to adjacent unblistered skin when pressure is put on the top of the
bulla.
[James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005) ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology'' (10th ed.). Saunders. Page 16. .]
This sign is named for the Danish physician Gustav Asboe-Hansen (1917–1989).
It is considered as a indirect tool in TEN.
See also
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Nikolsky's sign
Nikolsky's sign is a clinical dermatological sign, named after Pyotr Nikolsky (1858–1940), a Russian physician who trained and worked in the Russian Empire. The sign is present when slight rubbing of the skin results in exfoliation of the outer ...
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List of cutaneous conditions
References
Dermatologic signs
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