A STUDY ON DERMATOGLYPHICS IN RELATION TO HYPERTRICHOSIS OF BENGALURU POPULATION

The plantar and palmar surfaces of human hands and feet are covered with the epidermis of skin, consisting of ridges and configurations which are inherited and are permanent. A sample of 50 men (25 Hypertrichosis and 25 non-hypertrichosis ), in the age group between 35-60 years were subjected to dermatoglyphics study in order to compare different parameters like ATD angle, position of loop, TFRC, and various types of ridge pattern. From the study, it was found that there was an increased number of a-b ridge count, TFRC count with increased simple arches pattern (>5) in the subjects with hypertrichosis when compared to those without hypertrichosis. However, there were no other significant differences noticed for other parameters taken in hypertrichosis versus control.