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Hutchinson sign

Dr Frank Gaillard et al.

The Hutchinson sign  can refer to two signs. 

Hutchinson sign (ophthalmology)

Relates to involvement of the tip of the nose from facial herpes zoster. It implies involvement of the nasal branch of the nasociliary nerve (branch of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve) and thus raises the specter of involvement of the eye.

Hutchinson sign (dermatology)

Refers to pigmentation in the paronychial area suggesting subungual melanoma.

It should not be confused with:

Etymology

Named after Dr Hutchison : English surgeon, ophthalmologist and pathologist, (1828 - 1913)


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