Open AccessFamilial ainhum: A case report of multiple toe involvement in a father and son, staging of ainhum with insight into different types of constricting bands
Author(s) -
BT Priya,
R Rajakumari Suganthy,
M Manimegalai,
A Krishnaveni
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.147879
Subject(s) - medicine , phalanx , amputation , constriction , second toe , proximal phalanx , dermatology , surgery , anatomy
Ainhum, also known as dactylolysis spontanea, is a painful constriction of the base of the fifth toe, frequently followed by spontaneous amputation a few years later. The disease is often symmetrical on both the feet, but, occasionally, other toes are also affected and rarely the distal phalanx of the fifth finger. Pseudoainhum is a similar condition that occurs as a secondary event resulting from certain hereditary and nonhereditary diseases that lead to annular constriction of digits. We hereby present a case of familial ainhum in father and son with multiple toes affected, autoamputation, and more involvement of fourth toe than the fifth toe, which is a very rare finding