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Osler's sign

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Osler's sign refers to one of the medical signs named in honor of the famous Professor William Osler, Professor of Medicine at McGill University and Johns Hopkins University.

  • Osler's sign (pseudohypertension)
  • Pretibial myxedema seen in Graves' disease is also known as Osler's sign.
  • The term "Osler's sign" can also refer to nodes associated with acute bacterial endocarditis. The term Osler's node is sometimes used in this context.

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