Cleft lobe sign. a curious clinical sign or an ischemic heart disease marker?
Carrillo-Esper, R.úl.; Carrillo-Córdova, J.R.úl.; Carrillo-Córdova, L.D.
Gaceta Medica de Mexico 146(3): 225-227
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-3813 PMID: 20957821 Document Number: 641186
The majority of studies have demonstrated a correlation between diagonal earlobe creases sign with coronary artery disease and atheroscleosis. Diagonal earlobe creases run from the lower pole of the external meatus, diagonally backwards to the edge of the lobe at approximately 45. The objective of this paper is review the evidence related to this interesting clinical sign.