Magnan's sign

Magnan's sign is a clinical sign in which people with cocaine addiction experience paraesthesia which feels like a constantly moving foreign body, such as fine sand or powder, under the skin.[1]

The sign is named after Valentin Magnan.

External links

Magnan's sign at Who Named It?

References

  1. Magnan's sign at Mondofacto online medical dictionary
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