Accident and vascular injury with stingray in the Alto Juruá, Acre, Brazil: a case report

Autor:	Delcio Damasceno da Silva, Ozianndeny Ferreira Câmara, Adilson Monteiro, Marcos Venicicus Malveira de Lima, Ageane Mota da Silva, Paulo Sérgio Bernarde, Rubens Wajnsztejn, Marlon Negreiros de Holanda
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry General surgery Great saphenous vein Case presentation Occupational safety and health Sting Male patient Stingray Medicine Acre Life-span and Life-course Studies business Left lower extremity
Zdroj:	Journal of Human Growth and Development. 29:427-432
ISSN:	2175-3598 0104-1282
Popis:	Introduction: Fish accidents, called ichthyism, are common and considered a neglected health problem with high morbidity and low lethality. Noteworthy are the poisonings by freshwater stingrays, which are considered very serious and one of the most important injuries caused by aquatic animals in South America. Case Presentation: To describe an accident and vascular injury with venomous stingray animals in the Alto do Juruá, Acre, Brazil. Male patient admitted due to stingray in the left lower extremity 20 days ago. Conclusion: The freshwater stingray, due to its sharp characteristics, injured the great saphenous vein, requiring surgical intervention. The situation presented negative evolution due to the lack of necessary procedures in the first attendance, such as the proper cleaning of the wound and the removal of the sting.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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