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Question

Which one of the following refers to the appearance of punctate bleeding spots on scraping the surface of a skin lesion?

This question was previously asked in
UPSC CMS 2026 Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, and PSM Question Paper (02-Aug-2026)
The correct answer is

Auspitz's sign

Auspitz's sign is the classical finding in psoriasis where gentle scraping of a scaly plaque removes the scale and reveals pinpoint bleeding points due to dilated dermal papillary capillaries lying close to a thinned epidermis.

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