Salus's sign

Salus's sign is a clinical sign in which deflection of retinal venules can be seen on fundoscopy occurring in patients with hypertensive retinopathy.[1] Arteriosclerosis causes shortening or lengthening of arterioles, which causes venules to be moved at points where arterioles and venules cross over. This is seen at right-angle crossing points, where the venule crosses the arteriole in a horseshoe shape.[2]

The sign is named after Robert Salus.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Hypertension at Medscape
  2. ↑ Sebastian Wolf, Berndt Kirchof, Martin Reim. The ocular fundus, page 131. Thieme, 2005. ISBN 978-1-58890-338-9. Google books
  3. ↑ Salus, Robert; Aldstein, Ernst (1939). "The fundus oculi in generalized hypertension and arteriosclerosis". Arch Ophthalmol 21 (3): 505–508. Retrieved 2009-04-12.


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