Which of the following is seen in this patient of Grave disease?
Correct Answer: Kocher sign
Description: Ans. B. Kocher signFollowing Eye signs are seen in all cases of hyperthyroid.a. Wide staring appearance (Kocher Sign)b. Upper Lid retraction (Dalrymple sign),c. lid lag with down gaze (Von Graefe sign).d. Decreased blinking (Stellwag sign)(All these features are due to sympathetic over stimulation causing levator palpebrae superioris contraction.)Following Eye signs are seen only in Grave disease.a. Chemosis'b. Exophthalmosc. Corneal ulcerationd. Ophthalmoplegiae. Papilledemaf. Diplopia (diplopia results, typically when patient looks up and laterally)(PROPTOSIS occur due to GLYCOSAMINOGLUCAN deposit)
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