TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Catfish stings: A report of two cases JO - Journal of research in medical sciences A1 - Dorooshi, Gholamali SP - 578 EP - 581 VL - 17 IS - 6 N2 - Venomous catfish stings are a common environment hazard worldwide. Although these stings are often innocuous, significant morbidity may result from stings, including severe pain, retained foreign bodies, infection, respiratory compromise, arterial hypotension, and cardiac dysrhythmias. Treatment included hot water immersion, analgesia, wound exploration, and prophylactic antibiotics. In this article, two cases of stings by catfish referred to the poison center of Noor Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and their treatments have been reported.

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