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Ainhum: A Spot Diagnosis
Devayani Jayant Barve1, Ashish Gupta1
1Department of Plastic Surgery Unit 2, Christian Medical College, Ground Floor, Paul Brand Building, Vellore, 632004 India.
Abstract:
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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