Citation

Haddad V, Lima de Figueiredo J. Wilderness Environ. Med. 2009; 20(4): 344-346.

Affiliation

Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy, São Paulo State University, Caixa Postal 557, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-000, Brazil. haddadjr@fmb.unesp.br

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1580/1080-6032-020.004.0344

PMID

20030442

Abstract

We report a case of a bather injured by a swordfish in shallow water off the coast of southern Brazil. The victim suffered multiple injuries from the fish's bill, including a puncture wound of his left knee and the tip of the bill remaining as a foreign body. The victim made a full recovery after field management and conservative care. The potential factors leading to this most unusual attack are discussed.

Language: en