RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Stingray envenomation in a returning traveller: a complicated disease course
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e228644
DO 10.1136/bcr-2018-228644
VO 12
IS 7
A1 Kathryn Haigh
A1 Philip Delbridge
A1 Krishna Meda
A1 Rajasekhar Chilamkurthi
YR 2019
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/7/e228644.abstract
AB We report the case of a returning traveller, a woman in her early 20s, who presents with chronic inflammation and infection of her left foot following a stingray strike. Surgery was performed to remove foreign material a remarkable 9 months after the initial injury. The case highlights the importance of the initial assessment and early management of stingray attacks and illustrates the potential need for exploration and debridement of problematic stingray wounds.