AINHUM

Course overview

AINHUM, ALSO CALLED DACTYLOLYSIS SPONTANEA, IS A RARE DISEASE OF FIBROTIC CONSTRICTING BANDS THAT MOST COMMONLY OCCUR OVER DIGITS. THESE RINGS OF FIBROUS TISSUE MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY AND AUTO-AMPUTATION. ALTHOUGH HISTORICALLY A DISEASE OF SOUTH AMERICAN AND AFRICAN INDIVIDUALS, IT IS RECOGNIZED IN MORE BROAD LITERATURE AND WHITE AND RARELY IN INDIA. THE DISEASE REQUIRES DIFFERENTIATION FROM OTHER HEREDITARY AND SECONDARY CONSTRICTING BAND DISEASES. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF AINHUM.