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/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) - tourniquet , intervention (counseling) , medicine , numerical digit , emergency department , intensive care medicine , 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