Medicine:Stellwag's sign

Short description: Medical sign in the eyes

Stellwag's sign
Differential diagnosis	Graves orbitopathy

Stellwag's sign is a sign of infrequent or incomplete blinking associated with exophthalmos or Graves orbitopathy. It is accompanied by Dalrymple's sign, which is a retraction of the upper eyelids resulting in an apparent widening of the palpebral opening.

Stellwag's sign is named after Austrian ophthalmologist Karl Stellwag von Carion.

References

• Definition at Dorlands Medical Dictionary
• Essay on Graves' Disease