title: Catfish stings: a report of three cases.
abstract: During a two-month period, three patients with embedded freshwater catfish spines were seen. In each case, the spine was visualized radiographically and then removed. All three patients completed a course of cephalosporins and recovered without infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois 61637.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Zeman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000188:drug therapy; D002397:Catfishes; D002506:Cephalexin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002506:Cephalexin