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A 4-year-old boy was admitted to the emergency department because of color change and pain on fingers. Anamnesis revealed that on the previous day, he played snowball without using his gloves for approximately 1 hour with his friends. Physical examination showed a well-demarcated color change in both fingers with distal skins having milky brown color and edema (Figure 1 a, b, c). On the left hand, this demarcation was evident on the proximal interphalangeal joint (Figure 1 a, b, c). It was less evident but apparent on the distal interphalangeal joint of the right hand (Figure 1a). Doppler ultrasonography of the distal fingers showed normal arterial flow. Superficial ultrasonography presented subcutaneous edema. Burn dressings with silver sulfadiazine were applied to the fingers, and he was hospitalized in the burn unit for 3 days before discharge without any complications.
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