Pseudo-ainhum

Pseudo-ainhum
Pseudo-ainhum
Classification and external resources
ICD-10 L94.6 (ILDS L94.620)

Pseudo-ainhum has been a term used in connection with certain hereditary and nonhereditary diseases in which annular constriction of digits occur, and treatment may be with surgery or intralesional injections of corticosteroids, as in ainhum.[1]:607 It is rarely seen in the United States but often discussed in the international medical literature. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  2. ^ Destructive deformation of the digits with auto-amputation: a review of pseudo-ainhum. Rashid RM, Cowan E, Abbasi SA, Brieva J, Alam M. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2007 Jul;21(6):732-7. Review.
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