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Acquired constriction ring syndrome as a cause of inconsolable cry in a child: a case report
Acute constriction ring syndrome (ACRS) is a rare clinical condition characterized by formation of a circumferential constriction ring around an appendage or genitalia. Cases are mostly reported in infants and young children. Early recognition and a definitive treatment are of paramount importance i...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2531094/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18702819 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-92 |
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author | Singh, Vinay Singh, Pankaj Sharma, Amit Sarkar, Jay |
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description | Acute constriction ring syndrome (ACRS) is a rare clinical condition characterized by formation of a circumferential constriction ring around an appendage or genitalia. Cases are mostly reported in infants and young children. Early recognition and a definitive treatment are of paramount importance in order to avoid irreversible ischemia and possible auto-amputation. We describe a case of a 14-month-old child presented to casualty with a history of refusal to feed and inconsolable cry. Parents noticed a recent swelling of left third toe. On careful examination the child was found to have an acquired constriction ring secondary to a tightly wrapped hair around left third toe. An urgent surgical decompression was done by the orthopaedic team with complete resolution of symptoms. We summarized the pathophysiology of ACRS underlining the need of awareness in treating physicians. The possible medico legal implications should be kept in mind bearing a suggested link with non-accidental injury. |
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spelling | pubmed-25310942008-09-06 Acquired constriction ring syndrome as a cause of inconsolable cry in a child: a case report Singh, Vinay Singh, Pankaj Sharma, Amit Sarkar, Jay Cases J Case Report Acute constriction ring syndrome (ACRS) is a rare clinical condition characterized by formation of a circumferential constriction ring around an appendage or genitalia. Cases are mostly reported in infants and young children. Early recognition and a definitive treatment are of paramount importance in order to avoid irreversible ischemia and possible auto-amputation. We describe a case of a 14-month-old child presented to casualty with a history of refusal to feed and inconsolable cry. Parents noticed a recent swelling of left third toe. On careful examination the child was found to have an acquired constriction ring secondary to a tightly wrapped hair around left third toe. An urgent surgical decompression was done by the orthopaedic team with complete resolution of symptoms. We summarized the pathophysiology of ACRS underlining the need of awareness in treating physicians. The possible medico legal implications should be kept in mind bearing a suggested link with non-accidental injury. BioMed Central 2008-08-14 /pmc/articles/PMC2531094/ /pubmed/18702819 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-92 Text en Copyright © 2008 Singh et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Singh, Vinay Singh, Pankaj Sharma, Amit Sarkar, Jay Acquired constriction ring syndrome as a cause of inconsolable cry in a child: a case report |
title | Acquired constriction ring syndrome as a cause of inconsolable cry in a child: a case report |
title_full | Acquired constriction ring syndrome as a cause of inconsolable cry in a child: a case report |
title_fullStr | Acquired constriction ring syndrome as a cause of inconsolable cry in a child: a case report |
title_full_unstemmed | Acquired constriction ring syndrome as a cause of inconsolable cry in a child: a case report |
title_short | Acquired constriction ring syndrome as a cause of inconsolable cry in a child: a case report |
title_sort | acquired constriction ring syndrome as a cause of inconsolable cry in a child: a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2531094/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18702819 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-92 |
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