Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. Dr. Brailsford is from the College of Medicine, and Dr. Elston is from the Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery.
Cutis. 2024 Jun;113(6):255-257. doi: 10.12788/cutis.1034.
Sea urchin injuries are common following accidental contact with sharp sea urchin spines. Immediate manifestations of injury include local erythema, pain, and myalgia. Failure to remove the spines from the skin may result in delayed systemic reactions, secondary infection, granulomas, and-if joint spaces are involved-inflammatory or infectious synovitis and arthritis. The majority of severe complications can be avoided if the spines are fully removed from the skin soon after injury, which can be difficult. This article aims to bring awareness to the myriad complications from sea urchin injuries as well as the mechanisms for successful spine removal.
在意外接触到锐利的海胆刺后，海胆刺伤很常见。受伤后的即刻表现包括局部红斑、疼痛和肌痛。如果未能将刺从皮肤中去除，可能会导致延迟的全身反应、继发感染、肉芽肿，如果涉及关节间隙，还会出现炎症或感染性滑膜炎和关节炎。如果在受伤后尽快将刺从皮肤中完全去除，大多数严重的并发症是可以避免的，但这可能很困难。本文旨在引起人们对海胆刺伤的诸多并发症以及成功去除刺的机制的认识。
