2015•Wilderness and Environmental MedicineRequires access
Retained Stingray Barb and the Importance of Imaging
Gerald F. O’Malley, Rika N. O’Malley, Oahn Pham, Frederick Randolph
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Abstract
Stingray envenomation is a common occurrence. X-ray evaluation of stingray wounds is an unnecessarily misunderstood diagnostic concept. We present the case of a patient stung by a stingray with a prolonged and complicated course and permanent disability due to a retained barb. The patient had undergone multiple medical evaluations before an X-ray was obtained.