Bilateral involvement of dactylolysis spontanea (Ainhum) in a 62-year-old female

Authors

  • Reena Kumari Sharma Indira Gandhi Medical College ,Shimla
  • Mudita Gupta Deptt of Dermatology , Indira Gandhi Medical College ,Shimla
  • Saru Thakur Deptt of Dermatology , Indira Gandhi Medical College ,Shimla
  • Samriti Sood Deptt of Dermatology , Indira Gandhi Medical College ,Shimla

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15305/ijrci/v6i1/267

Keywords:

Ainhum, , dactyolysis spontanea, bilateral

Abstract

Ainhum, also known as ‘dactylolysis spontanea’, is a rare condition of unknown etiology. It involves the formation of a groove or fissure of constricting band around the proximal end of the 5th toe. The groove deepens with the passage of time leading to auto-amputation. The present study discusses the case of a 62-year-old female with bilateral ainhum of the fifth toe.

Author Biographies

Reena Kumari Sharma, Indira Gandhi Medical College ,Shimla

Senior Resident,Deptt Of dermatology ,Indira Gandhi Medical College .Shimla (HP)India

Mudita Gupta, Deptt of Dermatology , Indira Gandhi Medical College ,Shimla

Assistant Professor, Deptt Of dermatology ,Indira Gandhi Medical College .Shimla (HP)India

Saru Thakur, Deptt of Dermatology , Indira Gandhi Medical College ,Shimla

Post graduate student,Deptt Of dermatology ,Indira Gandhi Medical College .Shimla (HP)India

References

da Silva, Lima JF. On ainhum. Arch Dermatol 1880;6:367.

Priya BT, Suganthy RR, Manimegalai M, Krishnaveni A. Familial ainhum: A case report of multiple toe involvement in a father and son, staging of ainhum with insight into different types of constricting bands. Indian J Dermatol 2015;60:106.

Jemmott T, Foster AV, Edmonds ME. An unusual cause of ulceration: ainhum (Dactylolysis Spontanea). Int Wound J 2007;4:251-4.

González LF, González CA, Motta A, Rodríguez F. Ainhum (Dactylolysis Spontanea): A Rare Cause of Consult in Dermatology- A Case Report and Review of Literature. Austin J Dermatolog 2017;4:1068.

Cole GJ. Ainhum: An account of fifty-four patients with special reference to etiology and treatment. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1965;47:43-51.

Prabhu R, Kannan NS, Vinoth S, Praveen CB. Ainhum - A Rare Case Report. J Clin Diagn Res 2016;10:17-18.

Downloads

Additional Files

Published

30-10-2018

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Case Studies

License

Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the ‘Internet Journal of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology’. All the published content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under Creative Commons license (CC-BY).

Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) after the publication of the manuscript in IJRCI, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.