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  2. Dermatoglyphics - Wikipedia

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    Dermatoglyphics (from Ancient Greek derma, "skin", and glyph, "carving") is the scientific study of fingerprints, lines, mounts and shapes of hands, as distinct from the superficially similar pseudoscience of palmistry. Dermatoglyphics also refers to the making of naturally occurring ridges on certain body parts, namely palms, fingers, soles ...

  3. Dupuytren's contracture - Wikipedia

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    The earliest sign of a contracture is a triangular "puckering" of the skin of the palm as it passes over the flexor tendon just before the flexor crease of the finger, at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint. [citation needed] Late stage Dupuytren's contracture upon the left hand affecting the little finger and the ring finger but not the index ...

  4. Tinea manuum - Wikipedia

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    There is usually an itch, with generalised dry flaky thick skin of the palm of a hand. [3] Frequently, one hand is affected, but it can be in both. [3] If the back of the hand is affected, it may appear as reddish circles like in ringworm. [3] Sometimes there are no symptoms. [3] The feet may be affected as in two feet-one hand syndrome. [2]

  5. NFL Hall of Famer John Elway Talks About the Rare Hand ... - AOL

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    Dupuytren’s contracture is a condition that causes one or more fingers to bend toward the palm of the hand, making them unable to straighten completely, according to the Mayo Clinic.

  6. Acral fibrokeratoma - Wikipedia

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    Though it can also be found in other places like the lower lip, nose, elbow, pre-patellar region, and periungual tissue, it mostly affects the fingers and toes. [6] Usually, the lesion is smaller than 1 cm, however reports of acral fibrokeratomas larger than 1 cm, known as giant acral fibrokeratomas, have been made.

  7. Janeway lesion - Wikipedia

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    Janeway lesions present as red, painless macules and papules on the palms and soles. [1]They are not common and are frequently indistinguishable from Osler's nodes.Rarely, they have been reported in cases of systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), gonococcemia (disseminated gonorrhoea), haemolytic anaemia and typhoid fever.

  8. Huh? Here's What It Means Spiritually When Your Left Hand ...

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    The left hand itching spiritual meaning may differ across varying cultures, religions and traditions. Keep reading to unveil the curtain behind an itchy left palm, and what it may symbolize in ...

  9. Tinea nigra - Wikipedia

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    Tinea nigra, also known as superficial phaeohyphomycosis and Tinea nigra palmaris et plantaris, [2] is a superficial fungal infection, a type of phaeohyphomycosis rather than a tinea, that causes usually a single 1–5 cm dark brown-black, non-scaly, flat, painless patch on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet of healthy people. [1]