Hallux amputation after a freshwater stingray injury in the Brazilian Amazon

Abstract: Freshwater stingray injuries are a common problem in the Brazilian Amazon, affecting mostly riverine and indigenous populations. These injuries cause severe local and regional pain, swelling and erythema, as well as complications, such as local necrosis and bacterial infection. Herein, we...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Sâmella Silva de Oliveira, Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Iran Mendonça da Silva, Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016
Subjects:
Stingray envenomation
Bacterial infection
Necrosis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0333-2015
https://doaj.org/article/6fcf993df3134f57864b1cdd40c7e967
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Summary:Abstract: Freshwater stingray injuries are a common problem in the Brazilian Amazon, affecting mostly riverine and indigenous populations. These injuries cause severe local and regional pain, swelling and erythema, as well as complications, such as local necrosis and bacterial infection. Herein, we report a case of bacterial infection and hallux necrosis, after a freshwater stingray injury in the Brazilian Amazon, which eventually required amputation. Different antimicrobial regimens were administered at different stages of the disease; however, avoiding amputation through effective treatment was not achieved.

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