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Sign of Hertoghe

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The Sign of Hertoghe, is a thinning of the outer third of the eyebrows and is a sign of hypothyroidism.[1]


The sign is named after Dr. Eugene Hertoghe M.D., a Belgian physician who pioneered much of the early research on hypothyroidism in the late 19th and early part of the 20th century. [1] [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Starr, Mark (2005). Hypothyroidism Type 2. p. 174. ISBN 0975262408. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "Hypothyroidism". Dr. Greg Emerson MD. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
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