单词 | butterfly rash |
释义 | > as lemmasbutterfly rash butterfly rash n. Medicine a rash confined mainly to the bridge of the nose and the adjacent parts of the cheeks, seen especially in lupus erythematosus and in rosacea and certain other skin disorders; cf. butterfly lupus n.The likeness of the shape of the rash to that of a butterfly was first pointed out by the Austrian dermatologist Ferdinand von Hebra in 1845 or 1846. ΚΠ 1871 A. Pullar tr. I. Neumann Text-bk. Skin Dis. 253 The efflorescence becomes confluent, and on the nose and cheeks, the patch assumes the form of a butterfly,—the body being represented by the nose,—the wings by the cheeks.] 1895 St. Bartholomew's Hosp. Rep. 31 310 Three photographs..taken of a man aged 45, showing the characteristic ‘butterfly’ rash of Lupus Erythematosus. 1969 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 23 July 22/1 Butterfly rashes occur from other causes [than rosacea]. 2007 D. S. Smith Field Guide Bedside Diagnosis (ed. 2) lxxv. 178 A classic butterfly rash occurs in 40% [of cases of systemic lupus erythematosus] and is exacerbated by sun exposure. < as lemmas |
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