Taber's Medical Dictionary
Auspitz sign
(ow′spits, o′ )
[Heinrich Auspitz, Austrian dermatologist, 1835-1886]
Pinpoint bleeding from the skin after the removal of overlying scale, e.g., in psoriasis.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Auspitz Sign." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761142/all/Auspitz_sign.
Auspitz sign. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761142/all/Auspitz_sign. Accessed April 26, 2026.
Auspitz sign. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761142/all/Auspitz_sign
Auspitz Sign [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 26]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761142/all/Auspitz_sign.
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