Thoracic vertebral osteomyelitis following catfish spine impalement.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-2014
Abstract
Although rare, thoracic osteomyelitis can occur when toxins from a catfish spine impalement to the hand spread via the blood. This article describes diagnosis and management of this condition in a man who required hospitalization for debilitating back pain that developed 3 weeks after the initial injury.
Volume
27
Issue
11
First Page
767
Last Page
769
ISSN
1547-1896
Published In/Presented At
Sateren-Zoller, E., Sharma, M. S., Tin, T., Cannella, D. M., & Chyatte, D. (2014). Thoracic vertebral osteomyelitis following catfish spine impalement. JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 27(11), 10.1097/01.JAA.0000455659.73037.ed. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000455659.73037.ed
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
25343428
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article
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