Dermatoglyphics in leprosy (II Metric analysis of palms).
A group of 100 leprosy patients consisting of 50 lepromatous (BL/LL) and 50 tuberculoid (BT/TT) were investigated for metric analysis of the patterns present on their palms. Hundred normal persons were also selected from the families of patients to serve as controls. BT/TT patients and controls did not show any significant difference in their palmar patterns. On the other hand, significant differences were observed in the patterns between BL/LL patients and controls.
D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology