Diagnosis and Treatment of a Nonhealing Wound Secondary to a Reepithelialized Hair Tourniquet With Ultrasound

Emily S. Chwa, Narainsai K. Reddy, Shankar Rajeswaran, Akira Yamada*

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Abstract

A 9-month-old girl presented with a chronic wound on the dorsal surface of her toe that failed 6 months of medical management. Due to the prolonged clinical course, there was a concern for a foreign body. Intraoperative ultrasound was utilized to identify linear echogenic structures, which were excised and consistent with reepithelialized hairs secondary to hair-thread tourniquet syndrome. There were also erosive changes to the underlying phalanx. Intraoperative ultrasound was also used to guide the incision size and confirm the complete removal of the hairs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)E319-E320
JournalJournal of Craniofacial Surgery
Volume34
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2023

Keywords

  • Chronic wound
  • hair
  • hair tourniquet
  • nonhealing wound
  • ulcer
  • ultrasound

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Otorhinolaryngology

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