Ainhum (from Portuguese, pronounced [1]), also known as dactylolysis spontanea, [2] is a painful constriction of the base of the fifth toe frequently followed by bilateral spontaneous autoamputation a few years later.

2023年10月30日 · Ainhum, or dactylolysis spontanea, is a rare medical condition characterized by the development of fibrotic constricting rings at the base of one or multiple toes. These fibrous tissue rings can lead to significant morbidity and auto-amputation of the affected digit.

Ainhum is a condition that refers to the auto-amputation of a digit, usually the 5th toe. This is sometimes bilateral and can also, though less frequently, affect the fingers. It is a poorly understood phenomenon and medical literature is somewhat lacking.

自发性指脱落亦称箍指病（ainhum）、指（趾）断症，或自发性指（趾）脱离症（dactylolysis spontanea），系热带的一种地方病。 由于慢性炎症纤维化，环绕趾（指）呈线状狭窄终于形成指（趾）断离。

Ainhum is defined by a constricting band around a digit and is most common in tropic and subtropic latitudes occurring around the fifth toe or toes of people accustomed to walking barefoot. Pseudoainhum constrictions clinically mimic ainhum and are much more common in the developed world.

2014年8月28日 · Ainhum is an acquired progressive condition presenting with a constriction ring around the fifth toe. Classically, it was reported in people of African origin and has been very rarely reported in India. Ainhum when diagnosed and treated early can be prevented from progressing to mutilating deformities.

Dactylolysis spontanea (DS), that is also known as “ainhum”, is a rare disease occurring principally in Afrodescendant male individuals (2:1) aged between 30 and 50 . “Ainhum” is an Angolan word meaning “to saw”. The first case report of DS in Brazil refers to a “quilombola” in Bahia state and was described by Silva Lima in 1867

2023年10月30日 · Ainhum, or dactylolysis spontanea, is a rare medical condition characterized by the development of fibrotic constricting rings at the base of one or multiple toes. These fibrous tissue rings can lead to significant morbidity and auto-amputation of the affected digit. Historically, ainhum is more pre …

2019年8月12日 · Background: Ainhum is an idiopathic dermatological disease characterized by a progressive constricting ring usually on the fifth toe, which may lead to spontaneous auto-amputation of the affected toe. Timely diagnosis and treatment are the key elements to avert amputations with resultant mutilating deformities, permanent handicaps and ...

2023年10月30日 · Ainhum, or dactylolysis spontanea, is a rare medical condition characterized by the development of fibrotic constricting rings at the base of one or multiple toes. These fibrous tissue rings can lead to significant morbidity and auto-amputation of the affected digit.