HAIR THREAD TOURNIQUET SYNDROME: CASE REPORT

Year 2022, Volume: 23 Issue: 1, 115 - 118, 17.01.2022

Ayşegül Bükülmez , Ecenur Dursun , Ayşe Tolunay Oflu , Özlem Güleç Şen Recep Altın

https://doi.org/10.18229/kocatepetip.515417

Abstract

Hair thread tourniquet syndrome is a rare disease that usually seen in infants and if that is not recognized and treatment urgently, it will be a dangerous condition because that may lead to tissue lost. This syndrome may occur in toes, penis, fingers, clitoris, labia, neck and uvula. That is caused impairment of circulation and this condition lead to edema, ischemia and tissue necrosis. It can lead to autoamputation of strangulated organs. We present 1.5 month old girl who have overlapped of the left 3rd and 4th toes which is treated succesfully after removal of the hair.

Keywords

Hair thread tourniquet syndrome, Toe, Pseudoainhum

SAÇ - İPLİK TURNİKE SENDROMU: OLGU SUNUMU

Abstract

Saç iplik turnike sendromu süt çocuğunda nadir görülen bir hastalıktır, erken tanı alıp tedavi edilmediğinde doku kaybına neden olabilen tehlikeli bir durumdur. Bu sendrom ayak ve el parmakları, penis, klitoris, boyun ve uvulada görülebilir. Dolaşımı bozarak ödem, iskemi ve doku nekrozuna neden olur. Bu durum strangüle organların otoamputasyonuna neden olabilir. Biz 3. ve 4. parmaklara dolanmış ve başarıyla tedavi edilmiş 1.5 aylık kız çocuğu olgusu sunduk.

Keywords

Saç - iplik- turnike sendromu, Ayak parmağı, Psödoainhum

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