Diagonal ear lobe crease in diabetic south Indian population: Is it associated with Diabetic Retinopathy?. Sankara Nethralaya Diabetic Retinopathy Epidemiology And Molecular-genetics Study (SN-DREAMS, Report no. 3) [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2009 Background To report the prevalence of ear lobe crease (ELC), a sign of coronary heart disease, in subjects (more than 40 years old) with diabetes and find its association with diabetic retinopathy.
Sharma Tarun +3 more
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Relationship between diagonal earlobe crease (Frank’s sign) and international index of erectile dysfunction score (IIEF-5) [PDF]
Journal of Men's Health, 2023 The objective of this study is to examine the association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and the presence of diagonal earlobe crease (DELC), a physical sign commonly associated with atherosclerosis.
Ugur Taylan Bilgilisoy
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Evaluation of diagonal earlobe crease (Frank’s sign) as a non-invasive marker of cardiovascular diseases [PDF]
Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021 Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Efforts for early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases have compelled many clinicians to look for simple and non-invasive markers like diagonal ear lobe crease. Objectives: The
Lakshmi Manasa U, P.S.N. Murthy
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Is Diagonal Earlobe Crease a Marker for Coronary Artery Disease?
Heart India, 2014 Background: The diagonal earlobe crease (DELC) has been proposed to be a marker of coronary artery disease (CAD), but this association still remains controversial.
Mahdi Montazeri +5 more
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Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2016 Objective: Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is a leading cause of death, worldwide. Diagonal earlobe crease (DELC) has been suggested as a simple, noninvasive marker of cardiovascular disease.
Murat Ziyrek +4 more
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Uncovering the Secret of Diagonal Ear Lobe Crease
Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & LeprologyFrank’s sign is a diagonal crease of the earlobe that runs from the tragus across the lobule to the posterior margin of the auricle. Commonly referred to as the diagonal earlobe crease (DELC), it has been considered a potential marker of diabetes ...
Diptiranjani Bisoyi +4 more
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When Buccal Fat Creases the Earlobe: Demystifying the Cardiovascular Association.
Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & LeprologyWe write to clarify the interpretation of our previously published work on the anatomical basis of the diagonal earlobe crease (DELC). In the recent article “Uncovering the Secret of Diagonal Earlobe Crease” by Bisoyi et al., our study was cited in a ...
Mohammed Abrahim
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Iranian Journal of Public Health, 1978 Over a period of four years, we followed 200 male cases (Female patients were excluded from this study because from early childhood, the majority of Iranian girls have their ears pierced which tends to distort the ear lobe and renders the diagnosis of ...
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Diagonal Earlobe Crease (Frank's Sign): a New Clinical Sign to Look for in Patients With Ruptured and Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms? Patient Series. [PDF]
Neurosurg Pract, 2023 Chavez-Herrera VR +8 more
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Unified Anatomical Explanation of Diagonal Earlobe Creases, Preauricular Creases, and Paired Creases of the Helix. [PDF]
Cureus, 2022 Abrahim M.
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