Pericarditis associated with scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata) sting

Emergency Management Strategies and Antimicrobial Considerations for Nonmammalian Marine Vertebrate Penetrating Trauma in North America, the Caribbean, and Hawaii: A Review Article

“…17,43 In the other 3 cases, further pain control was required, including the use of vesicle debridement, 45 digital nerve block, 46 or opioids. 47 One patient was treated with ice and had no relief, 44 1 patient’s symptoms resolved spontaneously, 48 and the pain control in the final case was not described. 45 There were no infectious complications among case reports, but wound healing was complicated by bullae or vesicle formation in 3 cases.…”

“…A review of literature yielded 8 studies on Scorpaenidae, which consisted of 7 case reports (1 article described 2 cases) 17,43 -48 and 1 retrospective case series 49 for a total of 59 cases. Outcomes were only present in 38 patients in the case series (3 scorpionfish, 35 lionfish) for a total of 5 scorpionfish 43,48,49 and 41 lionfish 17,44 -47,49 cases. In the case series, HWI was used in all 38 patients for symptom management and resulted in complete pain relief in 24 h in 80% and moderate relief in 14% of patients.…”

“…A review of literature yielded 8 studies on Scorpaenidae, which consisted of 7 case reports (1 article described 2 cases) 17,[43][44][45][46][47][48] and 1 retrospective case series 49 for a total of 59 cases. Outcomes were only present in 38 patients in the case series (3 scorpionfish, 35 lionfish) for a total of 5 scorpionfish 43,48,49 and 41 lionfish 17,[44][45][46][47]49 cases. In the case series, HWI was used in all 38 patients for symptom management and resulted in complete pain relief in 24 h in 80% and moderate relief in 14% of patients.…”