Constricting Bands Ainhum and Pseudoainhum

Constricting Bands Ainhum and Pseudoainhum

Constricting Bands Ainhum and Pseudoainhum

Pseudoainhum in acute psoriasis.

The term Pseudoainhum is used in medical literature to elaborate the presence of constricting bands around the digits of hands and feet due to variety of etiologies. This phenomenon can lead to irreversible damage to the supplying neurovasculature and sequential autoamputation of the affected digits. The report herein, describes the rare presentation of pseudoainhum occurring concomitantly in a...

A case of congenital pseudo ainhum.

THE CHILD referred to in this report was first seen by a surgeon at the age of eleven weeks because of the presence of constricting bands around the base of the right thumb and middle finger, associated with shortening of the left index finger. These features had been present since birth. The surgeon recognised the condition as a form of ainhum and kept the child under review. It was eventually...

A Case Report of the Rare Disease of Pseudoainhum at Kerman Afzalipour Hospital, Iran

Background & Aims: Pseudoainhum is a rare acquired or congenital disorder characterized by progressive development of a fibrotic band on a finger or toe until spontaneous autoamputation occurs. The various etiological hypotheses given for this disease include infectious (mycosis, mycobacteria), traumatic (plants), vascular (andysplasia), neurological (polyneuritis), and genetic (keratodermia) m...