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Document Details : Title: A stingray injury in a devotee of aquarium fishes Author(s): VAN OFFEL JF, STEVENS WJ Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 55 Issue: 3 Date: 2000 Pages: 174-175 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.55.3.1002897 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 moderature climate are less informed about the management of these kinds of injuries. The characteristics, treatment and prevention are dicussed in connection with a case that occurred in Belgium in a devotee of aquarium fishes. |
