Injuries caused by scorpionfishes (Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789 and Scorpaena brasiliensis Cuvier, 1829) in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (Brazilian coast): Epidemiologic, clinic and therapeutic aspects of 23 stings in humans

Toxicon

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-83

  Haddad Jr , Vidal ^a,b   Martins, Itamar Alves ^c   Makyama, Humberto Minoru ^d  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAUBATÉ   (Brazil)

^d Santa Casa e Maternidade de Ubatuba   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Scorpaena; Scorpaenidae; Scorpionfishes; Stings; Venomous animals; Venomous fishes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FISH VENOM; HOT WATER; SCORPIONFISH VENOM; TETANUS ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVENOMATION; FISH; FISH STING; FISHERMAN; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORPION FISH; TETANUS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE; WATER IMMERSION; WOUND CARE; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; BRAZIL; HAND INJURY; REVIEW; TOXIC FISH;

ANIMALIA; PISCES; SCORPAENA; SCORPAENA BRASILIENSIS; SCORPAENA PLUMIERI; SCORPAENIDAE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BITES AND STINGS; BRAZIL; FISHES, POISONOUS; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0141543869     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(03)00103-X     Document Type: Article

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