Nassab R, Rayatt S, Peart F
Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
J Hand Surg Br. 2005 Aug;30(4):432-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2005.04.001.
Injuries to the hand by sea urchin spines are not commonly seen in the United Kingdom. There are many varieties of sea urchins (Echinoidea) throughout the world. They have a spherical calcium carbonate exoskeleton covered with spines. Certain varieties may be venomous, in particular the flower urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus) found in the Indo-Pacific oceans. Injury may also be caused by the urchin spines or pedicellaria (delicate seizing organs equipped with jaws). A small number of hand injuries associated with sea urchin spines have been reported in the literature.
在英国，海胆刺对手部造成的损伤并不常见。全世界有许多种类的海胆（棘皮动物门海胆纲）。它们有一个覆盖着刺的球形碳酸钙外骨骼。某些种类可能有毒，特别是在印度 - 太平洋海域发现的花胆海胆（毒棘海胆）。海胆的刺或叉棘（配备有颚的精致抓握器官）也可能造成损伤。文献中已报道了少数与海胆刺相关的手部损伤。
