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. 1972 Mar;116(3):14–20.

Unusual Dermatoglyphic Findings Associated with Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease of Infancy—First Report and Practical Review

Harry T Wright Jr, Charles E Parker, Jamshed Mavalwala
PMCID: PMC1518272  PMID: 4335498

Abstract

Infection with the human cytomegalovirus has a teratogenic effect on the fetus during the first trimester of gestation as does rubella. Since unusual dermatoglyphic findings have been observed in infants with congenital rubella infection, the present study was designed to determine whether or not unusual dermatoglyphics occur in patients with cytomegalic inclusion disease of infancy. Analysis of dermatoglyphics in 15 infants with cytomegalic inclusion disease revealed unusual features in all infants. These features are reported here for the first time and are compared with dermatoglyphic findings in a normal population as well as with those of available parents of the infants.

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