Disease or Syndrome
ainhum
ai·nhum
Subclass of:
Bone Resorption
Definitions related to ainhum:
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Development of a fibrotic constriction ring involving the base of one or more toes, conditioning eversion and absorption of distal structures, possibly progressing to spontaneous amputation.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Spontaneous autoamputation of a digit, usually the fifth toe. It results from the formation of a fibrotic band which constricts the full radius of the digit and eventually causes the spontaneous autoamputation.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Spontaneous autoamputation of the fourth or fifth toe.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Ainhum is the autoamputation of a digit, usually of the fifth toe bilaterally and as a result of a constricting scar in the form of a band or groove. Pseudoainhum is a similar condition that occurs as a secondary event resulting from certain hereditary and nonhereditary diseases that lead to annular constriction of digits.WebMD, 2019
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Ainhum is the autoamputation of a finger or toe as a result of a fibrotic band that constricts the finger or toe until it falls off. Ainhum most often affects the fifth toe on both feet. Ainhum is believed to be triggered by some sort of trauma, but the exact reason why it happens is not well understood. The condition mainly affects...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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