Open AccessHair tourniquet syndrome
Author(s) -
Sandip Kumar Rahul,
Susama Behera,
Pallavi Suman,
Satyabir Mohapatra
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
medical journal of dr d y patil university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7119
pISSN - 0975-2870
DOI - 10.4103/0975-2870.197919
Subject(s) - medicine , tourniquet , intervention (counseling) , numerical digit , emergency department , surgery , nursing , mathematics , arithmetic
Hair tourniquet syndrome presents as a surgical emergency. Early recognition and urgent intervention are needed for salvaging the involved digit. We present a case of an infant with this syndrome and discuss the important points in its management
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