title: [Stemmer's sign--possibilities and limits of clinical diagnosis of lymphedema].
abstract: The sign of the thickened cutaneous fold of the second toe is typical for the early and differential diagnosis of a primary ascending lymphedema without false positive findings. It appears in the late stages of the descending lymphedema.
authors.affiliation: stemmer@club.internet.fr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stemmer
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D014034:Toes
vernacular_title: Das Stemmersche Zeichen--Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der klinischen Diagnose des Lymphödems.