Wilderness: Bristleworm Sting (cont.)

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Medical Author:

Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM

Medical Editor:

Ivette Motola, MD

Medical Editor:

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD

Medical Editor:

James Kimo Takayesu, MD

Synonyms and Keywords

fireworm sting, bristleworm, bristle worm

Authors and Editors

Author: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Editors: Ivette Motola, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; James Kimo Takayesu, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital.

Last Editorial Review: 8/10/2005