Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2021; 19(04): 257-258
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716548
Case Report

Nonfreezing Cold Injury in a Pediatric Hiker

1   Department of Neurosciences, Summit Medical Group, New Jersey, United States
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Anthony K. Savino
2   Department of Sports Neurology, Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Funding None.
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Abstract

Nonfreezing cold injury has been primarily described in military populations as a result of prolonged exposure to wet environments and cold, but not freezing, temperatures. This type of injury occurs less commonly in the civilian population and in children, but poses a risk for short-term debilitating extremity pain, tissue damage, and infection and for long-term chronic neuropathic pain and temperature intolerance. We describe a case of nonfreezing cold injury in a pediatric hiker.



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