Infiltrated plaques resulting from an injury caused by the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris): a case report

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Autor(a) principal: Haddad Jr,Vidal
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Magalhães,Claudia Alves de
Tipo de documento: Relatório
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: The Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992014000200508
Resumo: Several species of octopus are considered venomous due to toxins present in the glands connected to their “beak”, which may be associated with hunt and kill of prey. Herein, we report an accident involving a common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) that injured an instructor during a practical biology lesson and provoked an inflamed infiltrated plaque on the hand of the victim. The lesion was present for about three weeks and was treated with cold compresses and anti-inflammatory drugs. It was healed ten days after leaving a hyperchromic macule at the bite site. The probable cause of the severe inflammation was the digestive enzymes of the glands and not the neurotoxins of the venom.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Infiltrated plaques resulting from an injury caused by the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris): a case report
title Infiltrated plaques resulting from an injury caused by the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris): a case report
spellingShingle Infiltrated plaques resulting from an injury caused by the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris): a case report
Haddad Jr,Vidal
Octopuses
Venomous animals
Aquatic animals
Venoms
Poisoning
Digestive enzymes
title_short Infiltrated plaques resulting from an injury caused by the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris): a case report
title_full Infiltrated plaques resulting from an injury caused by the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris): a case report
title_fullStr Infiltrated plaques resulting from an injury caused by the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris): a case report
title_full_unstemmed Infiltrated plaques resulting from an injury caused by the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris): a case report
title_sort Infiltrated plaques resulting from an injury caused by the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris): a case report
author Haddad Jr,Vidal
author_facet Haddad Jr,Vidal
Magalhães,Claudia Alves de
author_role author
author2 Magalhães,Claudia Alves de
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Haddad Jr,Vidal
Magalhães,Claudia Alves de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Octopuses
Venomous animals
Aquatic animals
Venoms
Poisoning
Digestive enzymes
topic Octopuses
Venomous animals
Aquatic animals
Venoms
Poisoning
Digestive enzymes
description Several species of octopus are considered venomous due to toxins present in the glands connected to their “beak”, which may be associated with hunt and kill of prey. Herein, we report an accident involving a common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) that injured an instructor during a practical biology lesson and provoked an inflamed infiltrated plaque on the hand of the victim. The lesion was present for about three weeks and was treated with cold compresses and anti-inflammatory drugs. It was healed ten days after leaving a hyperchromic macule at the bite site. The probable cause of the severe inflammation was the digestive enzymes of the glands and not the neurotoxins of the venom.
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