Stellwag's sign
Appearance
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Differential diagnosis | Graves orbitopathy |
Stellwag's signis a sign of infrequent or incompleteblinkingassociated withexophthalmosorGraves orbitopathy.It is accompanied byDalrymple's sign,which is a retraction of the uppereyelidsresulting in an apparent widening of thepalpebralopening.
Stellwag's sign is named after AustrianophthalmologistKarl Stellwag von Carion.