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Fingerprint comparison between before disease onset and after systemic sclerosis diagnosis: a monocentric cross-sectional study.

Warut T SriwongPattayarat SrisangwarnAjanee MahakkanukrauhSiraphop SuwannarojChingching Foocharoen
Published in: Clinical rheumatology (2022)
Fingerprints were affected by fingertip lesions and finger joint contractures; notwithstanding, the prints remained usable for personal identification. Key Points • Skin involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) affects the prints, particularly at the fingertip. • Despite disease onset, the fingerprints of SSc patients do not change significantly. • Fingerprints are inadequate for personal identification among SSc patients with hand deformities due to poor quality or difficulty acquiring them.
Keyphrases
  • systemic sclerosis
  • interstitial lung disease
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • quality improvement
  • patient reported outcomes
  • soft tissue