Impending gangrene of fingers by constriction bands of mother's hair mistaken as pernio by parents: A case series of 10 infants.

Background: Long harsh winter in Kashmir Valley increase the incidence of pernio in children so much that common people consider every hand swelling as pernio.

Methods: 10 Infants over two years were brought to our hospital as cases of pernio involving fingers.

Results: All the infants came out to be cases of impending gangrene due to mother's hair as constriction bands around fingers.