title: Dactylolysis spontanea or ainhum involving the big toe.
abstract: We describe the case of an Italian Caucasian man with ainhum involving both big toes. Ainhum or dactylolysis spontanea is characterized by the development of a constricting band around a toe, which progresses to spontaneous autoamputation. It usually affects the fifth toe bilaterally, but in rare cases other toes may be involved. The disease occurs in Black people living in tropical regions but occasionally has been reported in persons having fair skin.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Department of Lucania, San Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy. i.olivieri@ospedalesancarlo.it
authors.forename: Ignazio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Olivieri
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piccirillo
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Scarano
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ricciuti
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Padula
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Molfese
mesh_terms: D000387:Ainhum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology; D000792:Angiography; D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging; D006214:Hallux / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044465:White People