Unusual Method of Thumb-sucking Prevention Leads to Bilateral Gangrenous Thumbs

Authors

  • Hisham Abd Alkarem Alkattan Department of Surgery, Mosul Medical College, Mosul, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5915/40-2-5506

Keywords:

Gangrenous thumb, thumb sucking

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5915/40-2-5506

This is a case report of a toddler whose mother, out of concern for her child and to aid him to stop sucking his thumbs, used a nylon cover secured by a thin elastic band on both thumbs. Ultimately, gangrene resulted, and both thumbs were amputated at the metacarpophalengeal joints. This was an unusual course of management, and a similar case has not been reported previously.

Author Biography

Hisham Abd Alkarem Alkattan, Department of Surgery, Mosul Medical College, Mosul, Iraq

Lecturer, Department of Surgery
Mosul Medical College
Mosul University

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Published

2008-05-01

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 2 (2008)

Section

Case Reports

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