title: Hair-thread tourniquet syndrome in an infant with bony erosion: a case report, literature review, and meta-analysis.
abstract: Hair-thread tourniquet syndrome is a rare condition where appendages are strangulated by an encircling strand of hair, a thread, or a fiber. The condition usually occurs in very young patients in the first few months of life. We present a unique case of a 3-month-old baby girl with hair-thread tourniquet syndrome in whom a hair cheese-wired through the skin and soft tissue of the toe and caused bony erosion of the underlying phalanx. An extensive literature review and meta-analysis of the topic are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland. armanzaharil@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Arman Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Mat Saad
authors.forename: Elizabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Purcell
authors.forename: Jack J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: McCann
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013577:Syndrome; D050277:Toe Phalanges / Q000473:pathology*; D014034:Toes / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery