Commonly Misdiagnosed Rare Condition: Toe Tourniquet Syndrome – Literature Review

January 2012 in “ Modern Plastic Surgery ”

Muhammad Ali Hussain, Tonkid Taneerananon, Simon Wharton

TLDR Toe Tourniquet Syndrome is often misdiagnosed.

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research Hair Tourniquet Syndrome of the Toe: Report of Two New Cases

17 citations, December 2009 in “Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics”

Two babies needed surgery to remove hair tightly wrapped around their toes to prevent serious injury.

research Tourniquet Syndrome: Importance of Systematic Analysis of Families' Social Conditions to Detect Neglect Situations

23 citations, September 2009 in “Child Abuse & Neglect”

Checking family social conditions in tourniquet syndrome cases can help find neglect.

research Hair-Tourniquet Syndrome: Multiple Toes and Bilaterality

21 citations, July 2005 in “European Journal of Emergency Medicine”

Hair-tourniquet syndrome can cause serious toe injuries in infants but can be treated if found early.