Fish vaccine injection injuries of the hand.
High pressure injection of oil-based substances can cause devastating injuries of the hand and the necessity for urgent surgical debridement has been well established. We present three cases of injection injury caused by vaccines used in the fish farming industry. Patients presented with pain, swelling and lymphangitis. The marked vascular changes often associated with such injuries were absent. All patients were treated with intravenous antibiotics combined with early surgical debridement and irrigation. We report full recovery in all three patients.
O'Neill
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Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland. ainenineill@hotmail.com
Ismael
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McCann
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Regan
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005398:Fisheries; D006801:Humans; D008205:Lymphangitis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011312:Pressure; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014612:Vaccines
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014612:Vaccines