Osler's sign
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Osler's sign refers to one of the medical signs named in honor of the famous Professor William Osler, Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University.
- Osler's sign (pseudohypertension)
- Pretibial myxedema seen in Graves' disease is also known as Osler's sign.[1]
- The term "Osler's sign" can also refer to nodes associated with acute bacterial endocarditis.[2][3] The term Osler's node is sometimes used in this context.
[edit] References
- ^ Graner JL (April 1985). ""Osler's sign": pretibial myxedema of Graves' disease". Can Med Assoc J 132 (7): 745–6. PMID 3884118.
- ^ "Definition: Osler's sign from Online Medical Dictionary". http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?Osler%27s+sign. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
- ^ Osler sign at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
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