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Hand infections secondary to catfish spines: case reports and literature review
B R Baack1, J O Kucan, E G Zook
1Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield 62794-9230.
The Journal of Trauma
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
Catfish are one of the few freshwater fishes known to be venomous. Although "finning" of the hand is a frequent injury incurred by catfish anglers that results in intense pain, it rarely results in any long-term sequelae. We present three cases in which acute soft-tissue infections developed, necessitating ray amputations in two patients. The unique habitat and anatomy of the catfish are described and preventive and therapeutic measures are discussed.