Diagnostic imaging of injuries caused by venomous and traumatogenic catfish

Abstract: Injuries caused by fish are common in marine and freshwater environments. Catfish of the Ariidae and Pimelodidae families cause about 80% of those injuries. One of the complications of injuries caused by fish is the retention of fragments of the stinger in the wounds. Here we report five c...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Negreiros,Marcos Mendes de Barros (author)
Outros Autores: Yamashita,Seizo (author), Sardenberg,Trajano (author), Fávero Junior,Edson Luiz (author), Ribeiro,Felipe Augusto Horácio (author), Haddad Junior,William Teixeira (author), Haddad Junior,Vidal (author)
Formato: report
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2016
Assuntos:
Bites and Stings
Catfish
Computed tomography.
Texto completo:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000400530
País:Brasil
Oai:oai:scielo:S0037-86822016000400530
Descrição
Resumo:Abstract: Injuries caused by fish are common in marine and freshwater environments. Catfish of the Ariidae and Pimelodidae families cause about 80% of those injuries. One of the complications of injuries caused by fish is the retention of fragments of the stinger in the wounds. Here we report five cases (of a total of 127 injuries caused by catfish in the Brazilian coast) in which the retained fragments were detected by radiological examination. Retained fragments should be considered in patients stung by catfish. A simple X-ray is sufficient to detect fragments of stingers in the wounds.

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