Severe infections following fish bone and spine injuries.
Injuries by fish bones and spines can cause severe infections and tissue necrosis, more extensive than one would expect in such small wounds. This paper describes the injuries and the treatment of 25 patients.
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Surgeon for Médicins sans frontières, Mannar Base Government Hospital, Mannar Island, Sri Lanka.
D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones; D005399:Fishes; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D013188:Sri Lanka; D013997:Time Factors; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy