Becker's sign
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]
| Becker's sign | |
|---|---|
| Differential diagnosis | Aortic insufficiency or Graves' disease |
The sign was named after Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker.
See also
- Corrigan's pulse
- De Musset's sign
- Muller's sign
- Quincke's sign
- Traube's sign
- Duroziez's sign
- Hill's sign
- Mayne's sign
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