Hair thread tourniquet syndrome in a toe of an 18 mo old girl  

作　　者：Jesse WP Kuiper Niels de Korte 

机构地区：[1]Department of Surgery,Spaarne Ziekenhuis

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2015年第4期368-370,共3页世界临床病例杂志

摘　　要：Hair thread tourniquet syndrome is rare and usually affects little children. If the tourniquet is not incised, the affected body part becomes ischemic or even necrotic. An 18 mo old girl was seen in the emergency ward with a painful, red and swollen third toe of the left foot. The toe appeared to be strangulated with a hair, and the diagnosis hair thread tourniquet syndrome was made. After incision of the hair tourniquet the symptoms soon subsided. The diagnosis is easily made if the clinical features are recognized. However, if thetourniquet is not cut through, the affected body part may become ischemic and even necrotic.Hair thread tourniquet syndrome is rare and usually affects little children. If the tourniquet is not incised, the affected body part becomes ischemic or even necrotic. An 18 mo old girl was seen in the emergency ward with a painful, red and swollen third toe of the left foot. The toe appeared to be strangulated with a hair, and the diagnosis hair thread tourniquet syndrome was made. After incision of the hair tourniquet the symptoms soon subsided. The diagnosis is easily made if the clinical features are recognized. However, if thetourniquet is not cut through, the affected body part may become ischemic and even necrotic.

关 键 词：HAIR THREAD TOURNIQUET SYNDROME TOE 

分 类 号：R597[医药卫生—内科学]