Thoracic vertebral osteomyelitis following catfish spine impalement

Abstract

Although rare, thoracic osteomyelitis can occur when toxins from a catfish spine impalement to the hand spread via the blood. This article describes diagnosis and management of this condition in a man who required hospitalization for debilitating back pain that developed 3 weeks after the initial injury.

Osteolytic Lesion of the First Metatarsal After Catfish Spine Injury

“…The venom can also produce serious pain 2,3 . Most serious complications have revolved around secondary bacterial infections including cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and septic arthritis [4][5][6][7][8] . Offending pathogens are usually polymicrobial but include water-borne organism such as Edwardsiella tarda, Mycobacterium, Citrobacter, and Morganella 9 .…”