INJURIES CAUSED BY SPICULES OF BLACK SEA URCHIN (ECHINOMETRA LUCUNTER) IN THE FEET AND HAND

  • Fred Bernardes Filho Médico Pós Graduando de Dermatologia/Graduated in Dermatology, Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay da Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (IDPRDA - SCMRJ), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil
  • Daniel Gama das Neves Médico Pós Graduando de Radiologia/Graduated in Radiology, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro (HUAP), Niterói (RJ), Brasil
  • Conrado da Costa Soares Martins Médico Pós Graduando em Alergia e Imunologia/Graduated in Allergy and Immunology, Policlínica Geral do Rio de Janeiro (PGRJ), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil
  • Amine Machado Moreira Médica Pós Graduanda de Reumatologia/Graduated in Rheumatology, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (SCMRJ), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil
  • Gustavo Martins Dermatologista especialista pela Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia - Clínica Privada/Dermatologist, Private Clinic
  • Alessandro Severo Alves de Melo Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Radiologia/Professor of Radiology, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro (HUAP), Niterói (RJ), Brasil
  • José Augusto da Costa Nery Chefe do Setor de Dermatologia Sanitária/Head of the Sanitary Dermatology Department, Instituto de Dermatologia Professor Rubem David Azulay, Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (IDPRDA / SCMRJ) – Rio de Janeiro (RJ) / Pesquisador associado do Laboratório de Hanseníase (LaHan) Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.72.1.233
Keywords: Skin diseases, Sea urchins, Bites and stings

Abstract

Sea urchin injuries are responsible for half of the cases related to aquatic animals in the emergency rooms of the Brazilian coast. Clinically it is characterized by mild to moderate pain, when there is compression, and the presence of multiple spicules fragments, which are usually difficult to remove. The authors present the case of a 17 year old male patient with multiple black sea urchin spicules on hands and feet after a fall on sea urchins colonies in the rocky hillside submerged.

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Published
2014-07-17
How to Cite
Filho, F. B., das Neves, D. G., Martins, C. da C. S., Moreira, A. M., Martins, G., de Melo, A. S. A., & Nery, J. A. da C. (2014). INJURIES CAUSED BY SPICULES OF BLACK SEA URCHIN (ECHINOMETRA LUCUNTER) IN THE FEET AND HAND. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 72(1), 121-124. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.72.1.233
Issue
Vol 72 No 1 (2014): Janeiro - Março
Section
Tropical Dermatology

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