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Sea urchins are marine invertebrates commonly found in coastal areas around the world. The potential mechanisms of injury are primary puncture wounds, envenomation, and the foreign body reaction. A 20-year-old...
Sea urchin granuloma is a chronic granulomatous skin lesion caused by injury with sea urchin. Two types of sea urchin reaction have been noted: immediated and delayed. It has been...
Kim JR, Kim DH, Jang TJ, Lee JI, Lim HS, Lee HK, Bae SH
KMID: 1725347
Korean J Pathol.
1998 Jan;32(1):68-71.
Injuries from sea urchins are induced by from penetration of the calcareous spines into the skin. Apart from the transient episode of excruciating pain, there is usually no residual disability....