Leser-Trélat sign

noun

The explosive onset of multiple seborrheic keratoses, sometimes a sign of internal malignancy as part of a paraneoplastic syndrome.

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Meanings

noun
  1. The explosive onset of multiple seborrheic keratoses, sometimes a sign of internal malignancy as part of a paraneoplastic syndrome.

Origin

Named after German surgeon Edmund Leser and French surgeon Ulysse Trélat.

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APA

Leser-Trélat sign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leser-Tr%C3%A9lat%20sign

MLA

“Leser-Trélat sign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leser-Tr%C3%A9lat%20sign. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leser-Trélat sign,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leser-Tr%C3%A9lat%20sign.

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