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Fish-Handler's Disease (cont.)

Medical Author:
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Ivette Motola, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
James Kimo Takayesu, MD

Fish-Handler's Disease Symptoms

  • The disease generally develops 2-7 days after injury to the skin and subsequent bacterial infection.

  • A sharply defined, red-purple circular area appears and surrounds the puncture.

  • The area of injury increases in diameter by about one-half inch per day.

  • Pain, burning, itching, and swelling at the infection site; joint stiffness; and lymph node swelling accompany the infection.

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