Citation

Haigh K, Delbridge P, Meda K, Chilamkurthi R. BMJ Case Rep. 2019; 12(7): ePub.

Affiliation

Foot and Ankle Department, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bcr-2018-228644

PMID

31270086

Abstract

We report the case of a returning traveller, a woman in her early 20s, who presents with chronic inflammation and infection of her left foot following a stingray strike. Surgery was performed to remove foreign material a remarkable 9 months after the initial injury. The case highlights the importance of the initial assessment and early management of stingray attacks and illustrates the potential need for exploration and debridement of problematic stingray wounds.

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Language: en

Keywords

orthopaedic and trauma surgery; poisoning; prehospital; trauma; travel medicine