What Is the Auspitz Sign? Auspitz sign is a distinctive mark seen when a skin plaque has been removed. Plaques (also called scales) are common in plaque psoriasis, but people with Darier′s disease and ...

I read with interest the Clinical Vistas Brief by Ahmad Ayaz Sabri and Muhammad Ahad Qayyum. [1] [1] Papillary bleeding upon removal of psoriatic scales has been called the Auspitz sign, but the ...

Psoriasis plaques often present as they did in this case: well demarcated, raised and erythematous, with silvery scales. Pinpoint capillary bleeding, known as Auspitz sign (arrows, Fig. 1), can result ...