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Quincke sign

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Quincke’s sign refers to pulsations of the capillary bed in the nails that occurs with each heart beat and is present in patients with aortic insufficiency.

Video

Video demonstrating Quincke’s sign (nail bed capillary pulsations) {{#ev:youtube|S5iEMu_9Wu8}}

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