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Ainhum (Or Dactylolysis Spontaneous) at the Fousseyni Daou Hospital in Kayes about a Case

2022; Scientific Research Publishing; Volume: 13; Issue: 08 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4236/ss.2022.138045

2157-9415

Sangare Sidy, Traore Lamine Issaga, Sogoba Gaoussou, Kouyate Mamaye, Katilé Drissa, Toure Hamidou Ababa, Cisse Abdoulaye, Traore Allassane, Dembélé Bakary Tientigui, Togo Adégné, Traore Drissa,

Paleopathology and ancient diseases

Aïnhum or spontaneous dactylolysis is a progressive constriction of the digito-plantar fold of the fifth toe which leads after several years of evolution to a spontaneous amputation of the toe. Classically, a distinction is made between “true Aïnhum” of unknown cause, which affects only blacks and those of African (sub-Saharan) descent; “pseudo-Aïnhum”, which follows various causes such as an inflammatory flange or foreign body constriction; and finally, palmo-plantar keratoderma, of genetic origin, such as Vohwinkel disease. We report a case of Aïnhum received at stage III of the pathology and who benefited from an amputation of the fifth toe.