Ainhum

Ainhum
Ainhum of the left foot of a Zulu patient in Ngwelezane Hospital, KZN, South Africa.(The little toe on the opposite foot had auto-amputated several years earlier
SpecialtyDermatology 

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

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