Finger prints pattern variation in diabetic patients

Aim: to determine the variation of finger prints pattern among diabetic patients and to support the evidence of court of law regarding identification of persons. study design: descriptive study place and duration of study: study was conducted at avicenna medical college,lahore and data was collected from the department of medicine of avicenna hospital,lahore. methods: finger prints were collected from the subjects after obtaining their informed consent in the month of june 2013-october,2013. a total of 100 diagnosed patients of diabetes mellitus were selected from the opd of avicenna medical college,lahore,and data was analyzed at avicenna medical college lahore. finger prints were recorded on a plain white paper with a stamp pad by plain and rolled method and each finger print was assigned by their name,age,sex,and blood groups were recorded on the proforma. results: the majority of the patients were belonging to whorl pattern of finger prints i-e. fifty 50% where as the number of patients belonging to loop pattern was forty five 45%,composite was only 2,2%,and no any particular patient belonging to arch pattern. conclusion: each fingerprint is unique hence it can be very effectively used as an evidence for identification in the court of law. majority of the patients was belonging to whorl pattern of finger prints followed by patients belonging to loop pattern and the least pattern was composite.