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Comby sign
Differential diagnosismeasles

The Comby sign is a clinical sign of early measles in which thin, whitish patches are seen on the gums and buccal mucosa due to desquamation of epithelial cells.[1]

The sign is named after Jules Comby.[2]

References

  1. ^ Comby's sign Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at Mondofacto online medical dictionary
  2. ^ Comby's sign at TheFreeDictionary.com