Vnitr Lek 2020, 66(8):e51-e54 | DOI: 10.36290/vnl.2020.159

Danger of the sea‑complications After Scorpion Fish Attack

Iva Tresnerová1,2, Břetislav Lipový1,2, Alexandra Mertová1, Jana Bartošková1, Yvona Kaloudová1
1 Klinika popálenin a plastické chirurgie, FN Brno
2 Lékařská fakulta, Masarykova univerzita, Brno

Hundreds of people come back from exotic countries with bacterial or parasitic infection every year. Venomous animal attack is less common. One such animal is scorpion fish (Scorpaena scrofa). We present case report of a 57-year-old patient treated at the Clinic of Burns and Plastic Surgery with extensive necrotic skin defekt on the right lower leg (1,5 % total body surface area). Defect was caused by puncture injury by scorpion fish in the Red sea. The injury was complicated with comorbid diseases of the patient, especially diabetes mellitus type 2.

Keywords: comorbid diseases, internal complications, scorpionfish, venomous fish.

Published: December 15, 2020  Show citation

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Tresnerová I, Lipový B, Mertová A, Bartošková J, Kaloudová Y. Danger of the sea‑complications After Scorpion Fish Attack. Vnitr Lek. 2020;66(8):e51-54. doi: 10.36290/vnl.2020.159.
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