Borsari's sign
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Differential diagnosis | Scarlet fever |
Borsieri's sign or Borsieri's line is a
dermatological sign that consists of pressure by a sharp object (such as a fingernail) producing a white line on the skin that quickly turns red. It is present in scarlet fever.[1][2] It was first described by French physician Giovanni Battista Borsieri de Kanifeld .[2]
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