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.[3]
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
References
- ^ Shako, D & Kawasaki, T (November 2021). "Becker's sign and many other eponyms in aortic regurgitation.". European Heart Journal: Case Reports. 5 (11). doi:10.1093/ehjcr/ytab421. PMC 8603222. PMID 34816085
- ^ Basu, Ishita & Perry, Michael (2021). "2. Initial assessment of the "Head and Neck" patient". Diseases and Injuries to the Head, Face and Neck: A Guide to Diagnosis and Management. Switzerland: Springer. p. 109. ISBN 978-3-030-53098-3.
- ^ "Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker". www.whonamedit.com. Archived 16 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 May 2023.