Stonefish envenomation in six travellers returning from the Indo-Pacific maritime region;Complications cutanées des envenimations par poisson-pierre chez 6 voyageurs au retour de la région maritime indo-pacifique

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 415-419

  Louis Francois, C ^a   Mathoulin, C ^b   Halbwachs, C ^a   Grivois, J P ^a   Bricaire, F ^a   Caumes, E ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CLINIQUE JOUVENET   (France)

Author keywords

Cellulitis; Indian Ocean; Indo Pacific maritime region; Lymphangitis; Marine envenomation; Necrosis; Pacific; Stonefish; Travel; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER; STONEFISH VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDEMA; ENVENOMATION; FISH; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; LYMPHANGITIS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PAIN; PROPHYLAXIS; REOPERATION; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN NECROSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAVEL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; FEMALE; FISHES, POISONOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MAURITIUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW CALEDONIA; POLYNESIA; THAILAND; TRAVEL;

EID: 1442265530     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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