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The Indian Journal of Surgery Dec 2015Ainhum is an acquired progressive condition presenting with a constriction ring around the fifth toe. Classically, it was reported in people of African origin and has...
Ainhum is an acquired progressive condition presenting with a constriction ring around the fifth toe. Classically, it was reported in people of African origin and has been very rarely reported in India. Ainhum when diagnosed and treated early can be prevented from progressing to mutilating deformities. It needs to be differentiated from pseudo ainhum, which may have a precipitating factor, and careful history may reveal a preventable cause. We report a case of ainhum with involvement of the left fifth toe and early involvement of other toes.
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The Indian Medical Gazette May 1902
PubMed: 29003689
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The Indian Medical Gazette Aug 1873
PubMed: 28996858
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Open Access Macedonian Journal of... Sep 2019Pseudo-ainhum is defined as any case of auto-amputation not associated with the classic spontaneous ainhum seen in Africans with unknown etiology.
BACKGROUND
Pseudo-ainhum is defined as any case of auto-amputation not associated with the classic spontaneous ainhum seen in Africans with unknown etiology.
CASE PRESENTATION
A severely ill 58-year-old male patient presented with a painless constricting circular band on his left second toe. His medical history was remarkable for severe alcoholic liver cirrhosis with ascites formation leading to dyspnea. He had a hypoalbuminemia and a pronounced peripheral sensory neuropathy.
CONCLUSION
Here we present the second case of pseudo-ainhum associated with liver cirrhosis.
PubMed: 31850112
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Annals of Surgery Nov 1928
PubMed: 17865998
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-192811000-00010 -
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic... Apr 2016The term 'AINHUM' is derived from the African word meaning 'to saw or cut'. True ainhum otherwise called dactylolysis spontanea is a condition involving soft tissue or...
The term 'AINHUM' is derived from the African word meaning 'to saw or cut'. True ainhum otherwise called dactylolysis spontanea is a condition involving soft tissue or digits with constricting rings commonly presenting in fifth toes, usually bilateral. It is to be differentiated from Pseudo-ainhum that occurs secondary to some hereditary and nonhereditary diseases that lead to annular constriction of digits. We report a rare case of true ainhum involving the left fourth toe only. It is a very rare case and a very few were reported worldwide. The highest incidence of ainhum has been reported in South Africa and South America. It is rarely reported in India. Ainhum when diagnosed and treated in early stages can be prevented from progressing to mutilating deformities.
PubMed: 27190888
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Radiologia Brasileira 2015
PubMed: 26379327
DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0064 -
Journal of the National Medical... Apr 1913
PubMed: 20891338
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Journal of the National Medical... Jan 1913
PubMed: 20891321
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