A CASE OF ENVENOMATION BY PEZ SAPO (Thalassophryne sp.) (CHORDATA: BATRACHOIDIDAE) IN VENEZUELA

Resumen

An envenomation accident by fish "Pez Sapo" (Thalassophryne sp) in a fisherman village, Playa Santa Cruz, Sucre state, Venezuela from 20 km Playa Colorada is described. A male patient was stung while was swimming. The patient referred in a first contact with the fish something dribble and subsequently almost instantaneous he felt a strong jab and intense pain in the first right toe. Immediately, after watching the fish, he left the water and he observed in the finger a 3 mm of diameter bleeding wound and a strong pain in the wounded area. An oedema extended to the whole foot in the first minutes and then ascending to the knee was present.  Concomitantly, obnubilation, profuse sweating and drowsiness were noticed. Few days after, the wound slowly healed , acquiring a similar dark brown chocolate colour. Patient was treated with antihistamines and steroids.