Association of finger ball dermatoglyphics with pulmonary tuberculosis

This paper includes the study of finger ball pattern dermatoglyphics of 200 normal individuals and 200 tubercular patients. The data on the former group were collected from local institutes and that on the latter one from Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases Dept., Govt. Medical College, Patiala. A comparison of two groups was made pertaining to the distribution of various subtypes, major types, indices, symmetry, monomorphic hands and pleiotropic hands to find out an association of finger ball dermatoglyphics with tuberculosis, if any. No statistical significant differences were observed in two groups in relation to these parameters except for the distribution of various subtypes in index fingers of both hands and little finger of right hand and the pleiotropic hands.