Sosnouski David, Chapin Russell W, Thacker Paul G, Walton Zeke J, Mooney James F
Department of Radiology, McFarland Clinic, Ames, IA, USA.
Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Radiol Case Rep. 2020 May 13;15(7):999-1001. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.04.039. eCollection 2020 Jul.
Rubber band syndrome is caused by constriction of the wrist from elastic bracelets worn for decorative purposes. Overtime, the fixed or elastic band burrows into the skin and becomes invisible. We present the case of a 2.5-year-old female child presenting to our institution with signs of circumferential swelling and inflammatory changes about the right wrist. MRI of the wrist demonstrated a subcutaneous circular foreign body, which was confirmed at surgery to be a rubber band. Although this disease entity is rare, radiologists can be instrumental in suggesting this diagnosis based on the location involved, ie, wrist, and the imaging findings.
橡皮筋综合征是由为装饰目的佩戴的弹性手镯对手腕的压迫引起的。随着时间的推移，固定或弹性的带子会钻入皮肤并变得不可见。我们报告一例2.5岁女童，因右腕出现环形肿胀和炎症改变前来我院就诊。腕部磁共振成像（MRI）显示皮下有一个圆形异物，手术证实为橡皮筋。尽管这种疾病实体很罕见，但放射科医生可根据受累部位（即手腕）及影像学表现提示这一诊断。
