Stellwag's sign

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 (1823-1904).

References

Symptoms and signs relating to endocrine system, nutrition and development (R62–R64, 783)

decrease:	Anorexia Weight loss Cachexia Underweight

increase:	Polyphagia Polydipsia Orexigenia Weight gain

General	Goitre

Graves' disease	Abadie's sign of exophthalmic goiter Boston's sign Dalrymple's sign Stellwag's sign lid lag Von Graefe's sign Griffith's sign Möbius sign

Hypothyroidism	Queen Anne's sign

Nutrition

Symptoms and medical signs relating to the eye

Adnexa	lacrimal: Schirmer's test eyelid: Abadie's sign of exophthalmic goiter Boston's sign Dalrymple's sign Stellwag's sign

Globe	pupil: Argyll Robertson pupils Adie pupil Marcus Gunn pupil iris: Fleischer ring Kayser-Fleischer ring Brushfield spots Lisch nodule conjunctiva: Bitot's spots Arlt's line retina: Hollenhorst plaque Roth's spot Fuchs spot others: Alexander's law Hirschberg test Siegrist streaks Hudson–Stahli line

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