title: Shark skin laceration.
abstract: We present a case of multiple lacerations occurring from an encounter with a bull shark in which violent contact was made with the animal's rough skin. Conservative treatment of the injury resulted in good clinical outcome without any complications. Such events are only rarely reported in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Sean D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Doherty
authors.forename: Ted
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001458:Bandages; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000209:etiology*; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016712:Mupirocin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011312:Pressure; D012754:Sharks
chemical_list: D016712:Mupirocin