Retained Stingray Barb and the Importance of Imaging

Stingray envenomation is a common occurrence. X-ray evaluation of stingray wounds is an unnecessarily misunderstood diagnostic concept. We present the case of a patient stung by a stingray with a prolonged and complicated course and permanent disability due to a retained barb. The patient had underg...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Wilderness & environmental medicine 2015-09, Vol.26 (3), p.375-379
Hauptverfasser:	O’Malley, Gerald F., DO, O’Malley, Rika N., MD, Pham, Oahn, MD, Randolph, Frederick, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Animals Bites and Stings - complications Emergency Humans Male Radiography Skates (Fish) Tenosynovitis - diagnostic imaging Tenosynovitis - etiology Tenosynovitis - pathology Tenosynovitis - physiopathology Treatment Outcome Wounds, Penetrating - complications Wounds, Penetrating - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	Stingray envenomation is a common occurrence. X-ray evaluation of stingray wounds is an unnecessarily misunderstood diagnostic concept. We present the case of a patient stung by a stingray with a prolonged and complicated course and permanent disability due to a retained barb. The patient had undergone multiple medical evaluations before an X-ray was obtained.
ISSN:	1080-6032 1545-1534
DOI:	10.1016/j.wem.2015.03.006