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Published on: May 21, 2014
Catfish spine injury to the hand with transient lymphangitis
Philip Carhart1, James Espinosa, Riya Tandra
1Philip Carhart and James Espinosa practice in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Jefferson Stratford (N.J.) Hospital. Riya Tandra is a medical student at Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, N.J. Alan Lucerna is program director in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Jefferson Stratford Hospital. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
This case report describes a 45-year-old man whose left hand was skewered by a catfish spine while he was attempting to dehook the fish. Catfish spines can create punctures, lacerations, and foreign body injuries. The catfish spine generally is serrated, which can make removal difficult.

