Rosenbach sign (eye)

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 4 Aug 2021

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Neto A, Bell D, Jones J, et al. Rosenbach sign (eye). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91720

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91720

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/91720

rID:

91720

Article created:

30 Jul 2021, Antonio Rodrigues de Aguiar Neto ◉

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Last revised:

4 Aug 2021, Daniel J Bell ◉

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Revisions:

6 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

eponyms, signs, clinical signs, physical exam, thyroidian ophtalmopathy, basedow-graves disease, exophthalmic goitre

Synonyms:

Rosenbach's sign (eye)
Rosenbach sign (Graves disease)

The Rosenbach sign of the eyes is a clinical sign of Graves disease. It consists of fine tremors of the eyelids when gently closed ^1,2.

History and etymology

Ottomar Ernst Felix Rosenbach (1851-1907), a German physician born in Prussian County in Silesia, graduated from medicine in Breslau in 1874 ³. He moved to the city of Berlin in 1896, where he continued to pursue his medical practice and scientific activities, publishing numerous papers, monographs, and books across a broad scope of medicine ³. Dr Rosenbach described his eponymous ocular sign in 1880.