[Ainhum and pseudoainhum: clinical aspects and etiopathogenic hypotheses].

Abstract

Pseudoainhum is a rare acquired or congenital disorder characterized by progressive development of a fibrotic band on a finger or toe until spontaneous autoamputation occurs. Ainhum is an idiopathic disease involving the fifth toes of black people mainly in tropical zones. Based on experience in five cases and a review of the literature, the authors describe clinical features of these diseases and analyze various etiological hypotheses including infectious (mycosis, mycobacteria), traumatic (plants), vascular (andysplasia), neurological (polyneuritis), and genetic (keratodermia) mechanisms.

• Authors: J J Morand, E Lightburn
• Journal: Medecine tropicale : revue du Corps de sante colonial (Med Trop (Mars)) Vol. 62 Issue 2 Pg. 166-70 ( 2002) ISSN: 0025-682X [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Ainhum et pseudo-ainhum: panorama clinique et hypotheses etiopathogeniques.
• PMID: 12192715 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Adult
• Ainhum (diagnosis, etiology)
• Angiodysplasia
• Female
• Humans
• Infections
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Mycoses
• Nervous System Diseases
• Wounds and Injuries