Severe sequelae after stonefish envenomation

More tourists are visiting the idyllic waters of the South Pacific each year. They share the shallow waters with the native wildlife, including the venomous stonefish. Although the injection of its venom has been reported to have occasional fatal neuromuscular and cardiovascular sequele, severe tiss...

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Published inThe surgeon (Edinburgh) Vol. 4; no. 6; pp. 384 - 385
Main Authors Dall, G.F., Barclay, K.L., Knight, D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Edinburgh Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2006
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Subjects
Amputation
Biological and medical sciences
emergency treatment
Fish Venoms - adverse effects
foot injuries/patholog/therapy/surgery
General aspects
Humans
Ischemia - etiology
Ischemia - surgery
Male
Medical sciences
Metatarsal Bones - pathology
Metatarsal Bones - surgery
Middle Aged
Necrosis - etiology
Necrosis - surgery
Orthopedic surgery
Polynesia
Severity of Illness Index
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Toes - blood supply
Toes - surgery
Vascular Surgical Procedures
venoms/poisoning
Polynesia
venoms/poisoning
foot injuries/patholog/therapy/surgery
humans
emergency treatment
male
Human
venoms/poisoning foot injuiws/pathology/therapy/surgery
Envenomation
Foot surgery
Male
Sequela
Medicine
Anatomic pathology
Treatment
Venom
Poisoning
Emergency
Severe
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Summary:More tourists are visiting the idyllic waters of the South Pacific each year. They share the shallow waters with the native wildlife, including the venomous stonefish. Although the injection of its venom has been reported to have occasional fatal neuromuscular and cardiovascular sequele, severe tissue necrosis at the injection site has not been described. We present a case of stonei sh injury that describes serious localised sequele of stonefish envenomation
ISSN:1479-666X
2405-5840
DOI:10.1016/S1479-666X(06)80115-0