Stonefish envenomations of the hand - A local marine hazard: A series of 8 cases and review of the literature

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 515-520

  Lee, J Y L ^a   Teoh, L C ^a   Leo, S P M ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bites and stings; Fish venoms; Hand injuries; Marine toxins; Poisonous; Stonustoxin; Synanceja

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; STONEFISH VENOM; TETANUS TOXOID; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENVENOMATION; FIRST AID; FISH; FOREIGN BODY; HAND INJURY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB PAIN; MALE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; RETAINED FISH SPINE; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SKIN NECROSIS; STONEFISH; STONEFISH ENVENOMATION; SYNANCEIA; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; WOUND CARE;

EID: 4644233972     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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