Diseases
Posted in November 1st, 2008
by JJ8009 in Health & Nutrition
Pathognomonic is a sign or symptom that is so characteristic of a disease that it makes the diagnosis.
Pathognomonic (pronounced patho-no-monic) comes from the Greek “pathognomonikos” meaning
“skilled in judging diseases.” As it is very important to know how to assess characteristic
manifestations of some communicable diseases at an early stage, here are the pathognomonic signs
and symptoms of some common communicable diseases.