Pathergy phenomenon

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Term for the triggering of a disease-specific lesion by an unspecific stimulus. Corresponding to the Koebner phenomenon in M. Behcet. Here, after intracutaneous injection of saline solution, a papule forms after about 48 hours. In a broader sense, the term is also used when specific disease symptoms are triggered by local trauma (e.g. in Pyoderma gangraenosum or leukocytoclastic vasculitis).

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020