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Septic arthritis of the knee caused by Edwardsiella tarda after a catfish puncture wound
Author(s) -
Ashford Robert U,
Sargeant Peter D,
Lum Gary D
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb139024.x
Subject(s) - catfish , edwardsiella tarda , septic arthritis , envenomation , medicine , arthritis , complication , surgery , biology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , immunology , venom
Anglers are wary of catfish as their sharp fin spines may cause injury and, in some species, envenomation. We describe another complication of catfish spine injury ‐ septic arthritis caused by Edwardsiella tarda. We believe this is the first report of this organism causing septic arthritis.