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CC BY 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2025; 46(01): 114-118
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1795094
Case Report with Review of Literature

Chemotherapy-Induced Fingerprint Effacement Leading to Deprivation of Health Insurance: A Case Series and Review of Literature

Shashank Bansal 
1   Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
,
Deepika Agrawal
2   Department of Pathology, LN Medical College and Research Center, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
,
Hemendra Mishra
3   Department of Medical Oncology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore-Ujjain Highway, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
,
Mahima Kharbandha
3   Department of Medical Oncology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore-Ujjain Highway, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
,
Rajesh Patidar
3   Department of Medical Oncology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore-Ujjain Highway, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
,
P.G. Chitalkar
3   Department of Medical Oncology, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore-Ujjain Highway, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) is a game changer for the Indian health care system, where patients with cancer are the major beneficiaries. Some intrinsic procedural shortcomings are restricting the beneficiaries to utilize it optimally. We report a case series of patients receiving chemotherapy who had developed adermatoglyphia because of chemotherapeutic treatment. Therefore, these patients became ineligible for getting the benefits of PMJAY, because of failure of the biometric system to recognize their fingerprints. Hence, patient treatment could not be completed. As a solution, we suggest that the alternatives to fingerprint recognition like face recognition and iris scanning be incorporated into the biometric system to ensure continuous benefit of PMJAY to such patients.

Keywords

PMJAY - fingerprints - cancer - chemotherapy - Ayushman Bharat

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The manuscript has been read and approved by all the authors, and each author believes that the manuscript represents honest work.


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25 November 2024

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