Arthritis or an Adjacent Fascial Response? A Case Report of Combined Pyomyositis and Aseptic Arthritis.

Pyomyositis, accompanied by aseptic arthritis, has been previously documented in several publications. However, none of the authors in the mentioned case reports offered a pathophysiological explanation for this unusual phenomenon or proposed a treatment protocol. We present a case of a healthy, 70-year-old male who was presented to the emergency department 4 days after tripping over a pile of wooden planks and getting stabbed by a nail to his thigh.

Hair tourniquet syndrome: A retrospective study.

Objective: Hair thread tourniquet syndrome (HTS) is a pediatric condition in which human hair or synthetic fiber encircles and strangulates a body appendage causing tissue necrosis. Few epidemiologic studies have been done. Our objective was to better define the demographics, clinical features, and predisposing factors for this condition.

[HAIR TOURNIQUET SYNDROME - A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN INCIDENCE AND DOCUMENTATION AND A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN COMMON TERMINOLOGY AND THE ICD].

Introduction: Hair tourniquet syndrome, AKA hair thread tourniquet or hair strangulation occurs among infants. A human hair or a thread strangulates a body appendage, resulting in obstruction of blood and lymph flow. If not recognized early it may cause tissue necrosis and rarely, require amputation.