Open AccessSudden swelling and redness of the toe
Author(s) -
Tengattini Vera,
Magnano Michela,
Patrizi Annalisa,
Neri Iria
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1115
Subject(s) - medicine , swelling , surgery , tourniquet , dermatology , pathology
Key Clinical Message The presence of history of redness and swelling of toe in an infant without history of trauma is typical of hair threat tourniquet syndrome. The treatment simply involves incision and removal of hair fibers. Physicians should be aware of this syndrome because early diagnosis and treatment avoid serious complications.