Haddad Vidal, Martins Itamar Alves, Makyama Humberto Minoru
Departamento de Dermatologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Caixa Postal 557, Boyucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Toxicon. 2003 Jul;42(1):79-83. doi: 10.1016/s0041-0101(03)00103-x.
Fishes of the family Scorpaenidae are responsible for severe injuries and occasionally deaths in humans around the world. The more venomous fishes on the Brazilian coast and in the Southwestern Atlantic region are classified in the genus Scorpaena (family Scorpaenidae). However, there are few studies on the venomous apparatus, the effects of the venom, or clinical aspects of human envenoming provoked by Atlantic scorpionfishes. In this communication, the authors present 23 accidents caused by scorpionfishes of the genus Scorpaena among fishermen, and report the species that provoked the injuries, the circumstances of contacts, the clinical aspects observed and the therapeutic measures utilized for control of the symptoms of the victims. The intense pain and the systemic findings observed in the patients were very frequent and we think that the injuries provoked by scorpionfishes should be considered the most important manifestations caused by venomous fishes of the East Atlantic Ocean.
鲉科鱼类在世界各地都会对人类造成严重伤害，甚至偶尔导致死亡。巴西海岸和西南大西洋地区毒性较强的鱼类被归类为鲉属（鲉科）。然而，关于大西洋鲉鱼的毒器、毒液的影响或人类被其蜇伤后的临床情况，相关研究较少。在本报告中，作者介绍了23起渔民被鲉属鲉鱼蜇伤的事故，并报告了引发蜇伤的物种、接触情况、观察到的临床症状以及用于控制受害者症状的治疗措施。患者身上观察到的剧痛和全身症状非常常见，我们认为鲉鱼造成的伤害应被视为东大西洋有毒鱼类引起的最重要表现。
