title: Factitious pseudoainhum of the nipple.
abstract: A patient with a cosmetically disfiguring swelling of his nipple for many years was found to have factitious mechanical pseudoainhum. The possibility of occult mechanical constriction as the cause of acute or chronic deformities of appendages is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D000387:Ainhum / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009558:Nipples