Reliability of specific finger dermatoglyphic patterns and their association with dental caries.

The etiology of dental caries is generally agreed to be a complex problem with many indirect factors that may obscure the direct cause or causes. There is substantial evidence that heredity plays an important role in this disease. Dermatoglyphics is a study that can be used to indicate congenital abnormalities.

Unilocular cystic sebaceous lymphadenoma: a rare tumour.

A unique variant of the sebaceous lymphadenoma, so-called unilocular cystic sebaceous lymphadenoma, occurred in a 28-year-old male with a painless swelling in the left parotid region. The recognition of key histological features will readily allow differentiation of this unique neoplasm from its benign and malignant mimics. To our knowledge, out of 21 cases of sebaceous lymphadenoma reported, only 3 unilocular cystic variants have been recorded.