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- A strand of hair, wrapped tightly around a protruding body part (i.e., finger, toe, penis) can impair the circulation of blood to that part. This is especially likely to happen to infants.
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- Finger/penis/toe becomes swollen, painful, and possibly red, blue, cold.
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- Random curling of a fine strand of hair, caught on the skin
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- A strand of hair is visible, wrapped around the involved area.
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- Removal of the encircling hair, often requiring a fine, tapered instrument
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- Tissue damage or necrosis (tissue death)
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- Remove the encircling hair, if easily accomplished. Otherwise, contact a physician urgently.
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