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Normal ear anatomy Earlobe creases seen in a Japanese angina patient. Frank's sign is a diagonal crease in the ear lobe extending from the tragus across the lobule to the rear edge of the auricle. [1] The sign is named after Sanders T. Frank. [1] It has been hypothesised that Frank's sign is indicative of cardiovascular disease [2] [3] and/or ...
In some early studies, earlobe creases were thought to be associated with an increased risk of heart attack and coronary heart disease. But more recent studies have concluded that, since earlobes become more creased with age, and older people are more likely to have heart disease than younger people, age rather than intrinsic factors may ...
In an attempt to standardize the classification of BWS, DeBaun et al. have defined a child as having BWS if the child has been diagnosed by a physician as having BWS and if the child has at least two of the five common features associated with BWS (macroglossia, macrosomia, midline abdominal wall defects, ear creases, neonatal hypoglycemia). [5]
ear crease indicating risk of heart disease (disputed) Friedreich's sign: Nikolaus Friedreich: cardiology: constrictive pericarditis, tricuspid insufficiency: collapse of distended neck veins in diastole Froment's sign: Jules Froment: neurology: ulnar nerve palsy
Diagonal ear lobe crease; Empty sella turcica; Epicanthic fold; Crease of the upper eyelid (Single or Double eyelid) Zuckerkandl's tubercle; Pyramidal lobe of thyroid ...
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Minor physical anomalies (MPAs) are relatively minor (typically painless and, in themselves, harmless) congenital physical abnormalities consisting of features such as low-set ears, single transverse palmar crease, telecanthus, micrognathism, macrocephaly, hypotonia and furrowed tongue.