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Journals / Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi / 2006 / Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 3

Envenomation caused by weever fish

Çarpan balığı'nın (Trakonya) neden olduğu zehirlenme vakası: Olgu sunumu

Nazif ZEYBEK, M. Öner MENTEŞ, Taner YİĞİT, Köksal ÖNER, Mehmet ERYILMAZ, Murat DURUSU

Pages
142–145
DOI
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Abstract

Marine animals use toxins which they produce for hunting and self-defense. These toxins can cause morbidity and rarely, mortality in humans. In our manuscript, we aimed to review envenomation and injury caused by wee­ver fish (Trachinidae) in Turkey and to delineate principles of approaching these patients. We present the case of one patient who was evaluated in the emergency department as a result of a probable weever fish enveno­mation.

Özet

Marine animals use toxins which they produce for hunting and self-defense. These toxins can cause morbidity and rarely, mortality in humans. In our manuscript, we aimed to review envenomation and injury caused by wee­ver fish (Trachinidae) in Turkey and to delineate principles of approaching these patients. We present the case of one patient who was evaluated in the emergency department as a result of a probable weever fish enveno­mation.