The importance of inspection in clinical cardiology: Frank's sign

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jul 25;10(7):e6150. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6150. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Abstract

The Frank's sign (FS) is a diagonal earlobe crease running from the tragus to the edge of the auricle. In this case, we describe a 71 years-old male patient with FS who presented to the emergency department complaining of epigastric pain. A non-ST elevation myocardial infarction was diagnosed.

Keywords: Frank's sign; atherosclerotic disease; coronary artery disease; earlobe crease; myocardial infarction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports