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What can cause temporary loss of fingerprints?

Swelling of the fingers.

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Why: Swelling of the fingers, such as from bee stings, can temporarily make fingerprints disappear.

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Answer: Swelling of the fingers. Swelling of the fingers, such as from bee stings, can temporarily make fingerprints disappear.

  1. Fingerprint en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerprint
    Swelling of the fingers, such as that caused by bee stings, will in some cases cause the temporary disappearance of fingerprints
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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