Hair tourniquet syndrome leading to nipple autoamputation in an adult female: a case report

This is a unique case of hair thread tourniquet syndrome (HTTS) affecting the nipple of an adult female, leading to spontaneous autoamputation, a phenomenon rarely documented in the literature for this anatomical site. A 52-year-old woman presented with changes in the color and shape of her left nip...

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Main Authors: Alaa A. Alshurafa, Khaled Alshawwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1531270/full
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