Hair Tourniquet Syndrome of Toes and Fingers in Infants

    Okan Aslantürk, Rafet Özbey, Özgür Yılmaz, Emre Ergen
    Studysummary This study reported that prompt hair removal effectively treated hair tourniquet syndrome in infants, with all patients healing without complications.
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