TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Hair Tourniquet
A1  - Shah, Ashish
A1  - Sobolewski, Brad
A1  - Mittiga, Matthew R.
A2  - Knoop, Kevin J.
A2  - Stack, Lawrence B.
A2  - Storrow, Alan B.
A2  - Thurman, R. Jason
PY  - 2021
T2  - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
AB  - A  single  strand  of  hair  or  thread  may  encircle  a  finger,  toe,  or  the  penis,  leading  to  circumferential  strangulation  of  the  appendage.  Children  in  their  1st  year  of  life  are  particularly  at  risk  from  inadvertent  encirclement  by  a  parent’s  hair  or  loose  thread  especially  within  confining  clothing.  The  affected  digit  appears  edematous,  erythematous,  and  painful.  If  not  corrected,  vascular  compromise  or  infection  can  ensue.  The  differential  diagnosis  includes  insect  bites,  trauma,  cellulitis  of  the  digit,  osteomyelitis,  or  ainhum  (dactylosis  spontanea),  a  painful  constriction  in  the  base  of  the  5th  toe  of  unknown  etiology  followed  by  spontaneous  autoamputation  months  to  years  later.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181044617
ER  -