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A stingray injury in a devotee of aquarium fishes
1Dienst Immunologie, Allergie en Rheumatologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Edegem, Belgium. jan.vanoffel@uia.ua.ac.be
Acta Clinica Belgica
|September 12, 2000
Abstract:
The stingray is one of the most dangerous fishes for man. The sting is poisonous and causes a painful wound. Fatalities are reported. Most injuries due to stingrays occur in coast regions of the tropics and subtropics. Therefore, physicians in countries with a moderate climate are less informed about the management about these kinds of injuries. The characteristics, treatment and prevention are discussed in connection with a case that occurred in Belgium in a devotee of aquarium fishes.