An unusual case of frost bite autoamputation of toes.
BACKGROUND
We report a case of a 15 year old young female who suffered autoamputation of left mid foot and four digits of right foot following repeated application of snow to relieve the pain in her frost bitten feet.


METHODS
The sociodemographic background, cause, resulting injury and subsequent management are discussed.


CONCLUSIONS
Such injuries are relatively rare but awareness of the risk of this type of injury is important.
Wani
Adil Hafeez
AH
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmi, India. surg_mohsin@yahoo.com.
Mohsin
Mir
M
Darzi
Mohammed Ashraf
MA
Zaroo
Mohammed Inam
MI
Bashir
Sheikh Adil
SA
Zargar
Haroon Rashid
HR
Rasool
Altaf
A
Bijli
Mohammed Akram
MA
Dar
Hameedullah
H
Farooq
Peerzada Omar
PO
Ahmed
Sheikh Tariq
ST