Cardinal signs used for diagnosis
SNB
Any one cardinal sign supports the diagnosis in an endemic setting.
Does not give classification or treatment.
Teaching aid, still awaiting independent review. Confirm facts in a standard source.
SNB. It helps you recall: Cardinal signs used for diagnosis.
Skin patch with definite loss of sensation
Nerve thickening with tenderness or deficit
Bacilli seen in a slit-skin smear
S: Skin patch with definite loss of sensation; N: Nerve thickening with tenderness or deficit; B: Bacilli seen in a slit-skin smear.
It belongs to Leprosy in Dermatology.
Does not give classification or treatment.
Any one cardinal sign supports the diagnosis in an endemic setting.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Dermatology question about Leprosy.
It is a teaching aid written or adapted by our team. Some resemble ones students share informally. Check any fact that matters in a standard source.