Obui-himo syndrome.
Normal variants of the venous system are relatively common and rarely cause severe symptoms. We report the case of a 5-month-old baby who displayed cyanotic color and swelling of arms whenever she was carried on the mother's back with a special band "Obui-himo". It was demonstrated by venography that the symptoms were caused by the absence of a cephalic vein and compression of axillary veins with the Obui-himo. In any country with a custom similar to the Obui-himo, these symptoms, if clinically encountered, are an indication that venography should be performed.
Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University Tohyoko Hospital, 3-435 Kosugi-chou, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa-ken 211, Japan.
Y
Y
Imanishi
K
K
Baba
T
T
Fukushima
M
M
Muranaka
A
A
Nanbu
Y
Y
Iwasaki
Y
Y
Mitogawa
M
M
Fujikawa
N
N
Mori
D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply; D001367:Axillary Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003250:Constriction; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015370:Infant Equipment; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities