The Fretful Child With Swollen Appendage: Mitten the Insidious

    April 2020 in “ Asian Journal of Medicine and Biomedicine ”
    Mājid Shafiq, Khurshid Anwar, Jens Tan
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    TLDR A child's toe was saved from a rare condition where hair tightly wrapped around it by performing surgery.
    The document discussed a rare medical condition known as hair tourniquet syndrome, which involves a strand of hair or thread-like material tightly constricting a part of the body, such as fingers or toes. This condition primarily affects young children and requires urgent attention due to the risk of serious complications if not recognized and treated early. The authors aimed to increase awareness of this syndrome among healthcare providers, emphasizing the importance of proper exposure during routine physical examinations for early detection and timely referral for effective treatment. They reported a case where a child's toe was affected by this syndrome, but was successfully treated through surgical intervention.
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