01164nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653000900084653002000093653000900113653001100122653001200133653000900145653001600154653000900170100001400179700001600193700001400209245005300223300001100276490000700287050003200294520053400326022001400860       1986                            d  c1986 Oct-Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aDermatoglyphics10aHand10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSkin1 aGupta C M1 aTutakne M A1 aBhate R D00aA study of palmar ridge malformation in leprosy.  a584-910 v58  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Palmar ridge malformation of 150 male leprosy patients (50 multibacillary and 100 paucibacillary) were compared with matched controls. Significantly high incidence of ridge malformation was found on the palms of multibacillary leprosy patients. The acquired ridge atrophy was found in 32% multibacillary leprosy, 4.5% paucibacillary leprosy and 0% controls. The congenital ridge dissociation was found in 46% multibacillary leprosy, 20% paucibacillary leprosy and 22% controls. The difference is statistically significant.</p>  a0254-9395