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Auspitz's sign
Introduction
Auspitz’s sign is the appearance of punctate bleeding spots when psoriasis scales are scraped off. It is named after Heinrich Auspitz.[1] The sign was first described by Daniel Turner, of the College of Physicians London in 1711.