TY - JOUR
T1 - Case Report
T2 - Iatrogenic Infection from Traditional Treatment of Stingray Envenomation
AU - Hønge, Bo Langhoff
AU - Patsche, Cecilie Blenstrup
AU - Jensen, Mads Mose
AU - Schaltz-Buchholzer, Frederik
AU - Baad-Hansen, Thomas
AU - Wejse, Christian
PY - 2018/3
Y1 - 2018/3
N2 - A 47-year-old man was stung on the left ankle by a stingray while on vacation on the Island of Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau. The affected limb was initially treated with an attempt to suck out the venom and application of chewed plant root. The following 3 days, local pain gradually diminished, but then high fever erupted together with generalized symptoms and intense pain from the ankle. After initiating antibiotic treatment, the patient was evacuated. Because of sustained symptoms and fever, the wound was surgically debrided, and culture revealed infection with oral flora bacteria. Attempts to suck out venom are not recommended.
AB - A 47-year-old man was stung on the left ankle by a stingray while on vacation on the Island of Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau. The affected limb was initially treated with an attempt to suck out the venom and application of chewed plant root. The following 3 days, local pain gradually diminished, but then high fever erupted together with generalized symptoms and intense pain from the ankle. After initiating antibiotic treatment, the patient was evacuated. Because of sustained symptoms and fever, the wound was surgically debrided, and culture revealed infection with oral flora bacteria. Attempts to suck out venom are not recommended.
KW - Actinomyces/isolation & purification
KW - Animals
KW - Bacterial Infections/complications
KW - Bites and Stings/complications
KW - Eikenella corrodens/isolation & purification
KW - Enterococcus faecalis/isolation & purification
KW - Fasciitis, Necrotizing/complications
KW - Fish Venoms/toxicity
KW - Humans
KW - Iatrogenic Disease
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Mouth/microbiology
KW - Skates, Fish
KW - Streptococcus mitis/isolation & purification
U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0863
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0863
M3 - Article
C2 - 29363455
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 98
SP - 929
EP - 932
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 3
ER -