Hutchinson's triad

Hutchinson's triad

Hutchinson's triad is named after Sir Jonathan Hutchinson (1828-1913). It is a common pattern of presentation for congenital syphilis, and consists of three phenomena: interstitial keratitis, Hutchinson incisors, and eighth nerve deafness. [cite journal |last= Singh|first= Ameeta E.|coauthors= Barbara Romanowski|year= 1999|month= April|title= Syphilis: Review with Emphasis on Clinical, Epidemiologic, and Some Biologic Features|journal= Clinical Microbiology Reviews|volume= 12|issue= 2|pages= 187–209|id= PMC88914|url= http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=88914|accessdate=2008-06-26]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hutchinson's triad — n a triad of symptoms that comprises Hutchinson s teeth, interstitial keratitis, and deafness and occurs in children with congenital syphilis …   Medical dictionary

  • hutchinson's triad — noun Usage: usually capitalized H : a triad of symptoms comprising Hutchinson s teeth, interstitial keratitis, and deafness and occurring in children with congenital syphilis …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hutchinson's teeth — (also known as Hutchinson s incisor, Hutchinson s sign or Hutchinson Boeck teeth) are a sign of congenital syphilis. Babies with this have teeth that are smaller and more widely spaced than normal and which have notches on their biting surfaces.… …   Wikipedia

  • Triad — A triad, a group of three, may refer to:Computers*Triad, group of three phosphor dots used in some computer monitors *Triad C64, Commodore 64 cracking group * Rise Of The Triad , a computer game *TriadCity, a MUD with strong literary… …   Wikipedia

  • Hutchinson's teeth — Hutch·in·son s teeth həch ən sənz n pl but sing or pl in constr peg shaped teeth having a crescent shaped notch in the cutting edge and occurring esp. in children with congenital syphilis Hutchinson Sir Jonathan (1828 1913) British surgeon and… …   Medical dictionary

  • Hutchinson, Sir Jonathan — ▪ British pathologist born July 23, 1828, Selby, Yorkshire, Eng. died June 26, 1913, Haslemere, Surrey       British surgeon, pathologist, pioneer in the study of congenital syphilis.       As Surgeon to the London Hospital (1859–83) and… …   Universalium

  • triad — 1. A collection of three things having something in common. 2. The transverse tubule and the terminal cisternae on each side of it in skeletal muscle fibers. 3. SYN: portal t.. 4. The father, mother, and child relationship projectively… …   Medical dictionary

  • Hutchinson facies mask etc. — Hutch·in·son facies, mask, etc. (huchґin sən) [Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, English surgeon, 1828–1913] see under facies, mask, pupil, sign, tooth, and triad; see angioma serpiginosum and lentigo maligna; and see salmon patch (def. 1), under… …   Medical dictionary

  • Hutchinson triad — the combination of diffuse interstitial keratitis, disease of the labyrinth, and Hutchinson teeth, seen in congenital syphilis …   Medical dictionary

  • Hutchinson — Sir Jonathan, British surgeon, 1828–1913. See H. facies, H. freckle, H. mask, H. crescentic notch, H. patch, H. pupil, H. teeth, under tooth, H. triad, H. Gilford disease, H. Gilford syndrome …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”