Lionfish: friend or foe?
The red lionfish (Pteroirs volitans) belongs to the family Scorpaenidae (scorpion fish). It is native to coral reefs in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. Its poison consists of toxins that are water-soluble thermolabile polypeptides. The case of a 78-year-old white male is reported...
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| author | Yumar de la Paz Pérez Arnaldo Cepero Gálvez Esther Gilda González Carmona |
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| description | The red lionfish (Pteroirs volitans) belongs to the family Scorpaenidae (scorpion fish). It is native to coral reefs in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. Its poison consists of toxins that are water-soluble thermolabile polypeptides. The case of a 78-year-old white male is reported. He was a fisherman with a history of good health, normal body weight, who was conducting his normal fishing activities and was attacked by the lionfish. A necrotic tissue debridement was performed at the level of the left lower limb to the upper third. Surgery was decided, with a diagnosis of Fournier's gangrene, and a necrectomy was performed in a wide area. During his hospital stay, he underwent antibiotic treatment with crystalline penicillin, amikacin, metronidazole, meropenem, cefepime, sulfaprim, piperacillin. He was discharged alive on April 2, 2012. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7271033449a463a990e9b33cbe4f3cb2022-12-22T03:55:50ZspaEditorial Ciencias MédicasActa Médica del Centro2709-79272013-04-01729910478Lionfish: friend or foe?Yumar de la Paz Pérez0Arnaldo Cepero Gálvez1Esther Gilda González Carmona2Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, CubaHospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, CubaHospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, CubaThe red lionfish (Pteroirs volitans) belongs to the family Scorpaenidae (scorpion fish). It is native to coral reefs in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. Its poison consists of toxins that are water-soluble thermolabile polypeptides. The case of a 78-year-old white male is reported. He was a fisherman with a history of good health, normal body weight, who was conducting his normal fishing activities and was attacked by the lionfish. A necrotic tissue debridement was performed at the level of the left lower limb to the upper third. Surgery was decided, with a diagnosis of Fournier's gangrene, and a necrectomy was performed in a wide area. During his hospital stay, he underwent antibiotic treatment with crystalline penicillin, amikacin, metronidazole, meropenem, cefepime, sulfaprim, piperacillin. He was discharged alive on April 2, 2012.http://www.revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/83gangrena de fourniernecrectomíatratamiento antibiótico |
| spellingShingle | Yumar de la Paz Pérez Arnaldo Cepero Gálvez Esther Gilda González Carmona Lionfish: friend or foe? Acta Médica del Centro gangrena de fournier necrectomía tratamiento antibiótico |
| title | Lionfish: friend or foe? |
| title_full | Lionfish: friend or foe? |
| title_fullStr | Lionfish: friend or foe? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lionfish: friend or foe? |
| title_short | Lionfish: friend or foe? |
| title_sort | lionfish friend or foe |
| topic | gangrena de fournier necrectomía tratamiento antibiótico |
| url | http://www.revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/83 |
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