Becker's sign

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Becker's sign, or Becker's phenomenon, is the presence of visible (through an ophthalmoscope) pulsation of retinal arteries, found in patients with aortic insufficiency or Graves' disease.[1][2]

The sign was named after Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Merck Manual Online
  2. ^ Becker's phenomenon at Who Named It?


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