TY  - JOUR
T1  - PIcture of the month
AU  - Wang M, Schott J, Tunnessen WW, Jr
Y1  - 2001/04/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.155.4.515
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 515
EP  - 516
VL  - 155
IS  - 4
N2  - 
TWO FINGERS of a 6-week-old infant were noted to be discolored, "black and red," following removal of mittens (Figure 1) that had been placed on both hands 48 hours earlier to prevent involuntary excoriations of the face by his fingernails. The infant's mother had been advised by her mother-in-law not to trim his fingernails because, according to Hispanic folklore, it is believed that trimming the fingernails of an infant younger than 40 days old may result in poor vision. The infant had exhibited no unusual fussiness or irritability during this time.

SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.155.4.515
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.155.4.515
ER  -