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P K Meyer

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PubMed1997

Stingray injuries.

Stingray injuries to humans are common in warm coastal areas. Wounds have a traumatic (puncture) component and a toxic (envenomation) component. The puncture component is like a stiletto-type knife wound, most often inflicted on the lower leg (waders) or arm (fishermen). Rare puncture injuries to the thorax or abdomen can cause serious injuries and death. Envenomation causes intense pain that is out of proportion to the apparent injury. The pain of stingray envenomation is relieved with hot-water immersion of the injured part, although the exact mechanism for this well-established phenomenon remains unclear. Current recommendations for treating stingray wounds are reviewed.

Animals↗
PubMed1993

Seastroke: a new entity?

Three previously healthy young male patients had brain stem infarction (stroke) after swimming or wading in shallow water along the southeastern North Carolina coastline. Each patient remembered an unusual encounter with something in the water. None sustained any obvious local envenomation. Although these cases may be a highly unusual coincidence, I believe they represent a previously unidentified entity--"seastroke." I speculate that the injuries could be caused by contact with a toxic marine animal.

Adolescent↗