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A Comprehensive Study Of The Effects Of Chemotherapy On Friction Ridge Detail, M Mariel Lowe
A Comprehensive Study Of The Effects Of Chemotherapy On Friction Ridge Detail, M Mariel Lowe
Honors Theses
Past research and case studies have shown that chemotherapy drugs appear to lessen the quality of friction ridge skin, thereby impacting cancer patients who are already experiencing a number of unpleasant side effects. Palmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia, more commonly referred to as Hand-Foot Syndrome (HFS), is a common side effect of many chemotherapy agents and includes redness, swelling, and peeling of the skin of the hands and feet. This syndrome has been linked to a number of cases involving fingerprint loss, including a prior longitudinal study that evidenced degradation in response to capecitabine, a common chemotherapy agent. This research builds upon the …