Hickey Benjamin A, Gulati Suraj, Maripuri S Naidu
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, Wales, United Kingdom.
J Emerg Med. 2013 Feb;44(2):358-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.03.004. Epub 2012 May 31.
Hair toe tourniquet syndrome is a condition in which a hair or thread encircles a digit and results in acute digital ischemia. It usually occurs in children under the age of 1 year. Prompt recognition and surgical removal of the constricting material can save the digit from irreversible tissue necrosis and the loss of digit.
We report the first known case of hair toe tourniquet syndrome in a 4-year-old child, who had successful diagnosis and treatment of this condition.
We suggest that hair toe tourniquet syndrome should be considered as a cause of acute digital swelling and discoloration in children of all ages.
毛发趾止血带综合征是一种毛发或线状物环绕手指导致急性手指缺血的病症。它通常发生在1岁以下儿童。及时识别并手术去除压迫物可使手指避免不可逆的组织坏死和手指缺失。
我们报告首例已知的4岁毛发趾止血带综合征患儿，其该病症得到了成功诊断和治疗。
我们建议，对于各年龄段儿童急性手指肿胀和变色，均应考虑毛发趾止血带综合征为其病因之一。
