Hand injuries in a human caused by a South American porcupine (ourico-cacheiro)


Autoria(s): Haddad Júnior, Vidal; Vieira, R. B.; Cortes, C. R.
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

20/05/2014

20/05/2014

01/01/2010

Resumo

Human injuries caused by South American porcupines (in Portuguese, ourico-cacheiro) are rare. This study reports severe hand injuries provoked by the body spines of the animal in a human and discusses the circumstances involved in the accident, with emphasis on environmental factors.

Formato

382-386

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992010000200018

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases. Botucatu: Cevap-unesp, v. 16, n. 2, p. 382-386, 2010.

1678-9199

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/11670

S1678-91992010000200018

WOS:000278873100018

S1678-91992010000200018-en.pdf

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos (CEVAP)

Relação

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #South American porcupine #hand injuries #body spines #Brazil
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article