Ear, Deformed, Frank Sign - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Alexander Opotowsky

Diagnosis

ear, deformed Frank sign

Body Site

ear lobe ear ear

Age

78 years

Pigmentation

Organization

Color

skin color

Morphology

crease

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This 78-year-old man with multivessel coronary artery vessel disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and chronic renal insufficiency, demonstrates a diagonal ear lobe crease or Frank sign which some investigators have suggested could be a simple predictor of patients with coronary artery disease. However, a recent study showed no association with coronary artery disease when age, blood pressure, and other relevant factors were taken into consideration.

Description

diagonal ear lobe crease

Image Added

11/27/2005 15:44:36

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