27 October 2014

Dr.R.STEMMER's SIGN for LYMPHOEDEMA

Wien Med Wochenschr. 1999;149(2-4):85-6.

[Stemmer's sign--possibilities and limits of clinical diagnosis of lymphedema].

[Article in German]

Abstract

The sign of the thickened cutaneous fold of the second toe is typical for the early and differential diagnosis of a primary ascending lymphedema without false positive findings. It appears in the late stages of the descending lymphedema.
PMID:
10378332
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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