Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention Strategies for Hair-Thread Tourniquet Syndrome in Infants

Templet, Tricia; Rholdon, Roger D.

doi:10.1016/j.nwh.2016.06.005

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“…In some situations, child abuse must be considered. Additionally some young boys intentionally tie thread around the penis to control enuresis (6). Education and prevention strategies are pivotal.…”

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“…Education and prevention strategies are pivotal. Parents should be counseled to wash mother and infant's clothes separately, launder infant clothing inside-out, carefully examine digits and genitals when bathing or changing diapers, frequently brush and dispose of shed hair, and promptly remove any suspect hair strands (6).…”

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“…The phenomenon occurs almost exclusively in circumcised males, although cases of hair tourniquets of clitoris, labia, and digits also occur (3,4). Typical age presentation overlaps with maternal postpartum hair loss, a phenomenon known as telogen effluvium, which affects over 90% of women in the postpartum period (5,6).…”

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Case Report: Penile Strangulation Secondary to Hair Tourniquet

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Penile strangulation is a rare condition in children caused by circumferential constriction of the coronal sulcus by constricting material, commonly thin maternal hair. Vague presenting symptoms often makes diagnosis difficult, but delay in diagnosis can lead to a variety of severe complications including urethral injury and penile necrosis. Providers must have a high index of suspicion and carry out a careful examination to identify maternal hair strands that may bury deep within penile edema. We describe two cases of penile strangulation secondary to maternal hair strands that were successfully treated with thorough examination and division of the constricting hair in the emergency department. In both cases, presentation involved penile swelling and erythema which was noticed by caregivers. Once the diagnosis has been made, urgent treatment using depilatory cream or mechanical removal must occur, with urgent referral to specialists if unable to remove to constricting material. Caregivers must also be counseled on appropriate steps to prevent penile hair tourniquet syndrome. Devastating complications can be avoided by early recognition and proper management of the syndrome, but providers must have knowledge of the condition and a high index of suspicion.

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An Infant Case with Hair-Thread Tourniquet Syndrome

İşleyen¹,

Tekin²

2019

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Uzuvların saç telleri veya iplik ile sarılarak boğulmaları "saç-iplik turnike sendromu" olarak adlandırılan bir sendroma yol açar. Erken tanı konulmaz ve doğru tedavi uygulanmaz ise etkilenen dokuların kaybı ile sonuçlanabilir. Olayın gelişimi ile saç-ipliğin uzaklaştırılması arasındaki süre önemlidir. Bu olguda, saç teli dolanması nedeniyle sol ayak 3. ve 4. parmaklarda şişlik gelişen 2,5 aylık bir kız bebek sunulmaktadır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Ayak parmağı, bebek, saç-iplik turnike sendromu Strangulation of the limbs by wrapping them with hair or thread leads to a syndrome called hair-thread tourniquet syndrome. If early diagnosis and correct treatment is not performed, it may result in loss of the affected tissues. The time between the development of the event and the removal of the hair-thread is important. In this paper, a 2.5-month-old girl with swelling of the 3 rd and 4 th toes of the left foot due to hair entanglement is presented.

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Pediatric Genitourinary Infections and Other Considerations

Stephanos

Bragg

2019

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

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Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention Strategies for Hair-Thread Tourniquet Syndrome in Infants

Cited by 10 publications

References 9 publications

Case Report: Penile Strangulation Secondary to Hair Tourniquet

Case Report: Penile Strangulation Secondary to Hair Tourniquet

An Infant Case with Hair-Thread Tourniquet Syndrome

Pediatric Genitourinary Infections and Other Considerations

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