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Hair-thread Tourniquet Syndrome: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature.

Authors :
Evin, Nuh
Gasimov, Joshgun
Demir, Fatih Osman
Erbayat, Yusuf
Source :
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery. Apr-Jun2024, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p77-79. 3p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Hair-thread tourniquet syndrome (HTTS) is an emergency phenomenon in which hair or thread tightly wraps around a protruding appendage of the body, resulting in pain, swelling, and rarely ischemia and amputation. While the toes, fingers, and external genitalia are the most affected areas, it can also impact other protruding parts of the body. Nevertheless, except for a few cases of skin tags and hemangioma, HTTS associated with a protruding skin mass is extremely rare in the literature. In this study, we present the management of two cases: One involving a pediatric patient with HTTS affecting the right fourth toe and the other involving a protruding pyogenic granuloma on the back of an adult patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13006878
Volume :
32
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
176572825
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/tjps.tjps_63_23