%0 Journal Article
%T Hand injuries in a human caused by a South American porcupine (ouri£żo-cacheiro)
%A Haddad Jr
%A V
%A Vieira
%A RB
%A Cortes
%A CR
%J Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
%D 2010
%I Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Pe?onhentos - CEVAP, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP
%R 10.1590/S1678-91992010000200018
%X human injuries caused by south american porcupines (in portuguese, ouri£żo-cacheiro) are rare. this study reports severe hand injuries provoked by the body spines of the animal in a human and discusses the circumstances involved in the accident, with emphasis on environmental factors.
%K south american porcupine
%K hand injuries
%K body spines
%K brazil.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1678-91992010000200018&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en