OBUI-HIMO SYNDROME

Normal variants of the venous system are relatively common and rarely cause severe symptoms. We report the case of a S-month-old baby who di splayed cyanotic color and swelling of arms whenever she was carried o n the mother's back with a special band ''Obui-himo''. It was demonstr ated by venography that the symptoms were caused by the absence of a c ephalic vein and compression of axillary veins with the Obui-himo. In any country with a custom similar to the Obui-himo, these symptoms, if clinically encountered, are an indication that venography should be p erformed.