Sigara Bırakma Polikliniğine Başvuran Hastada Frank İşareti Gözlemlenmesi

Year 2025, Volume: 19 Issue: 2, 242 - 244, 09.06.2025

Aynur Yıldırım

https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.1607307

Abstract

Sigara kardiyovasküler hastalık ve ateroskleroz riskini artırır. Frank işareti kulakta çapraz deri kıvrımıdır. Koroner ateroskleroz ile güçlü bir şekilde ilişkilendirilmiştir. Frank işareti tespiti kardiyovasküler hastalıklar açısından erkenden önlem almamıza yardımcı olabilir. Bu olgu sunumunda sigara bıraktırma polikliniğine başvuran 42 yaş kadın hastanın kendisinde ve ailesinde frank işareti bulunma durumu bildirilmiştir.

Keywords

Frank işareti , sigara bırakma , kardiyovasküler hastalık

Ethical Statement

Hastadan vaka sunumu için yazılı onam formu alınmış ve metin içerisinde fotoğraflarının kullanımı için izin alınmıştır.

Observation of Frank’s Sign in a Patient Applied to The Smoking Cessation Clinic

Abstract

Smoking increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases and atherosclerosis. Frank's sign is a diagonal crease in the earlobe, strongly associated with coronary atherosclerosis. Detection of Frank's sign can help take early precautions regarding cardiovascular diseases. This case report presents a 42-year-old female patient who visited the smoking cessation clinic, reporting the presence of Frank's sign in herself and her family.

Keywords

Frank’s sign , smoking cessation , cardiovascular disease

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