Hair coil penile tourniquet syndrome in an unusual age

Case Reports in Urology
Kursad ZenginMesut Gurdal

Abstract

Penile tourniquet syndrome (PTS), a rare urologic emergency, may lead to undesirable results including necrosis and amputation of penis, if not diagnosed and treated appropriately. Sometimes these injuries may be accepted as a forensic case. Miscellaneous objects used for strangulation can be metallic or nonmetallic. Of all ages, the most vulnerable period is infancy. Telogen effluvium is the most common cause of PTS in infants who are 0-6 years old. In the literature, telogen effluvium as a reason of PTS was not found except for this age group. Therefore, we aimed to present a boy who is 8 years old diagnosed as PTS because of his mother's hair coil.

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Mar 4, 2003·Pediatrics·R Scott Strahlman
Sep 12, 2007·Pediatric Dermatology·Nasser Rashid DarTariq Ghafoor
Jul 20, 2010·Journal of Pediatric Surgery·Haytham BadawyAhmed Hanno

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