Attack Upon a Bather by a Swordfish: A Case Report

Vidal Haddad; José Lima de Figueiredo

doi:10.1580/1080-6032-020.004.0344

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Vidal Haddad,¹ José Lima de Figueiredo¹

¹From the Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy, São Paulo State University, São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

We report a case of a bather injured by a swordfish in shallow water off the coast of southern Brazil. The victim suffered multiple injuries from the fish's bill, including a puncture wound of his left knee and the tip of the bill remaining as a foreign body. The victim made a full recovery after field management and conservative care. The potential factors leading to this most unusual attack are discussed.

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Vidal Haddad and José Lima de Figueiredo "Attack Upon a Bather by a Swordfish: A Case Report," Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 20(4), 344-346, (1 December 2009). https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032-020.004.0344

Published: 1 December 2009