Dermatoglyphic findings in otosclerosis of Upper Egypt

ABSTRACT

The dermatoglyphic findings in 28 patients [16 males and 12 females] of otosclerosis are studied. The data showed some differences between patients and control in the ridge counts and pattern intensities of fingers and palms, but significances of these differences are not clear, so the study cannot use dermatoglyphic analysis as criteria for diagnosis of such disease