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.
Keywords
nonfreezing cold injury - peripheral neuropathy - neuropathic pain - peripheral nerve
injury
