Penile Hair Tourniquet Syndrome Due to a Coil of Hair: First Report in Iran

Abstract

Penile hair tourniquet syndrome (PHTS) is a rare clinical condition characterized by progressive penile strangulation caused by a piece of hair curled around sulcus corona. This clinical condition may result in some clinical and urgent complications including ischemia and gangrene of glans penis, urethra-cutaneous fistulae, and urethral transection. The case report is about a four year and six month old circumcised boy with a hair coil penile strangulation caused by strands of hair being wrapped around the sulcus corona.