Pathognomonic Signs

Addison’s Disease – Bronze like skin

Angina Pectoris / Myocardial Infarction – Levine sign

Appendicitis – Rebound tenderness

Asthma – Wheezing expiration

Bulimia Nervosa – Chipmunk face

Cataract – Hazy Vision

Cholecystitis – Chvostek’s / Trousseau sign

Trousseau's sign

Cholera – Rice watery stool

Cushing’s Syndrome – Moon Face

Dengue – Petechiae

Down Syndrome – Protruding tongue, creases

Emphysema – Barrel chest

Glaucoma – Tunnel vision

Hepatitis - Jaundice

Hirschsprung’s Disease- Ribbon like stool

Hyperthyroidism – Exopthalmos

Intussusceptions – Sausage shape mass

Kawasaki Disease – Strawberry tongue

Liver Cirrhosis – Spider angioma

Measles – Koplik spots

Meningitis – Kernig’s/Bruzinski

Multiple Sclerosis – Intentional tremor

Myasthenia Gravis – Ptosis

Pancreatitis / Ectopic Pregnancy – Cullen’s sign

Parkinson’s Disease – Pill rolling tremor

Patent Ductus Arteriosus – Machine like murmur

Pernicious Anemia – Red beefy tongue

Pulmonary Tuberculosis – Low grade afternoon fever

Pyloric Stenosis – Olive shape mass

Retinal Detachment – Curtain like vision

Tetanus – Risus sardonicus

Tetralogy of Fallot – Clubbing of fingers

Tumor in pituitary gland – Carotenemia

Typhoid – Rose spots

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