Catfish spine injury to the hand with transient lymphangitis

Catfish spine injury to the hand with transient lymphangitis

This case report describes a 45-year-old man whose left hand was skewered by a catfish spine while he was attempting to dehook the fish. Catfish spines can create punctures, lacerations, and foreign body injuries. The catfish spine generally is serrated, which can make removal difficult.

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Veröffentlicht in:JAAPA (Montvale, N.J.) N.J.), 2024-06, Vol.37 (6), p.31-33
Hauptverfasser: Carhart, Philip, Espinosa, James, Tandra, Riya, Lucerna, Alan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Catfishes
Foreign Bodies - complications
Hand Injuries - etiology
Humans
Lymphangitis - diagnosis
Lymphangitis - etiology
Male
Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:This case report describes a 45-year-old man whose left hand was skewered by a catfish spine while he was attempting to dehook the fish. Catfish spines can create punctures, lacerations, and foreign body injuries. The catfish spine generally is serrated, which can make removal difficult.
ISSN:1547-1896
0893-7400
DOI:10.1097/01.JAA.0000000000000015