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特集 診断に役立つ! 教育で使える! フィジカル・エポニム!—身体所見に名を残すレジェンドたちの技と思考
—Frank徴候—寡黙にして雄弁な身体所見—No bedside, no research!
著者: 成田雅1
所属機関: 1沖縄県立中部病院 感染症内科
ページ範囲:P.1330 - P.1334
文献購入ページに移動 耳朶の皺(earlobe crease)は、耳珠(tragus)から耳朶の最下部を結ぶ対角線上に生じ(図11))、「diagonal earlobe crease(DELC)」とも称される。米国の呼吸器内科医Sanders T. Frank(1938〜1997)(表12,3))が1973年に、本所見と「心血管系疾患」のリスク因子との関連を示唆する報告3)を行ったことから、Frank徴候とも呼ばれる。
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