Asboe-Hansen sign

English

Etymology

Named for Gustav Asboe-Hansen (1917–1989), Danish physician.

Noun

Asboe-Hansen sign (plural not attested)

1. (medicine) The extension of a blister to adjacent unblistered skin when pressure is put on the top of the bulla.

Translations

the extension of a blister to adjacent skin with pressure

• Portuguese: sinal de Asboe-Hansen m