Ainhum and Syndactyly in the Foot: A Rare Association in an Adult

Ainhum is a rare pathology, mainly observed in the black population. After several years of evolution, it leads to spontaneous amputation of a toe. Congenital syndactyly is a malformation of the hands or feet. however, to our knowledge, the association between ainhum and congenital syndactyly in an adult is unknown in the literature. We report the first case of double bilateral aihum associated with congenital syndactyly in a black adult in Niger treated by surgical method for ainhum and therapeutic abstention for syndactylies with a good evolution. The association between ainhum and foot syndactyly is extremely rare and remains to be elucidated by other studies.