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Pink reflex through intact tympanic membrane in active otosclerosis is known as

A
Schwabach's sign
B
Schwartz sign
C
Lyre's sign
D
Chvostek's sign
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Schwartz sign * Schwartz sign is a pink reflex, seen through intact tympanic membrane, in the area of oval window. It indicates active otosclerosis usually during pregnancy.* Lyre's sign is splaying apart of internal and external carotid arteries on angiogram in cases of carotid body tumour of the neck.* Chvostek's sign seen in hypocalcaemia as after total thyroidectomy where parathyroids have also been removed. Tapping over the distribution of facial nerve produces a twitch.

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