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Catfish Puncture Wound and Retained Spine Management in the ED Setting: A Case Report
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Catfish Puncture Wound and Retained Spine Management in the ED Setting: A Case Report

Spencer J Carbone, Jennifer L Jozefick, Adam P Sigal and Robert H Nordell, 4th
Wilderness & environmental medicine, v 35(4), pp 474-478
01 Dec 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10806032241273505
PMID: 39256930
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Abstract

Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Catfishes Emergency Service, Hospital Female Foreign Bodies - therapy Humans Levofloxacin - therapeutic use Wounds, Penetrating - therapy
Fishing is a common recreational activity in the United States, with over 29 million registered fishers. Although not inherently dangerous, commonly seen injuries from fishing include embedded fishhooks and injury from flora and fauna. Emergency department (ED) physicians need a basic understanding of how to treat these less-than-frequent injuries. We present a case report of a patient who presented with a catfish spine lodged in her leg. These spines not only cause puncture wounds but can result in lacerations and venom release as well. Our patient presented 6 hours after the initial injury for spine removal and symptom management. Plain radiographs of the affected extremity demonstrated a 2 cm foreign body consistent with a catfish spine. The wound was expanded, and the spine successfully removed. The patient was discharged on levofloxacin and reported a healing wound without complications nearly 2 weeks after the injury.

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