A stitch in time: unrecognized retained foreign bodies after a needlefish injury

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dc.contributor.authorLau, C.L.
dc.contributor.authorSweet, M.
dc.contributor.authorWeinstein, P.
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractWe present a case report of a traveller injured by a needlefish in the Caribbean. The needlefish leapt from the ocean and struck the traveller's face at high speed, causing a seemingly superficial puncture wound on his nose. Later, it became apparent that multiple fish bones had broken off and lodged in his nasal cavity, very narrowly missing his cribriform plate. Some bones were discharged spontaneously through his nose over the next 3 months, and one required surgical removal. Our report highlights the importance of urgent radiological examination in patients injured by needlefish, even if the external wound appears insignificant.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityColleen L. Lau, Mark Sweet and Philip Weinstein
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Travel Medicine, 2017; 24(2):taw092-1-taw092-3
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/jtm/taw092
dc.identifier.issn1195-1982
dc.identifier.issn1708-8305
dc.identifier.orcidWeinstein, P. [0000-0001-9860-7166]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/105018
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherB. C. Decker Publications
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1109035
dc.rights© International Society of Travel Medicine, 2016. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taw092
dc.subjectNeedlefish
dc.subjectinjury
dc.subjectmarine injury
dc.subjectCaribbean
dc.titleA stitch in time: unrecognized retained foreign bodies after a needlefish injury
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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