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Locust Thorn Puncture

Premium Questions

Dr.  Rahul Kumar MD

Hi - Pruned XXXXXXX bush yesterday. Today discovered large thorn protruding from left forearm which ... left a 2" red area. Tonight i saw a tiny 'dot' of thorn - gently squeezed area - and it slid out easily ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

Puncture on back of hand from a XXXXXXX thorn ...hit a vein and has caused swelling, cleaned and applied ice pack. Do I need further medical attention? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Sandip Kabra MD

pyracantha pandemonmium bush thorn in finger removed all of the thorn with tweezer some painful light swelling what to do ? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sandip Kabra ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

XXXXXXX thorn pricked vein on back of my hand. Washed it and sprayed peroxide. However, bluish lump ... tender. And the puncture mark during all of the above was still present. Began rubbing coconut oil on ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sumit Bhatti MD

Today I started to have ringing in both ears. It sounds like locust. My ears have been bothering me but this is new. would this have anything to do with Insulinoma? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumit Bhatti ( ENT Specialist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Jayasree Puravoor MD

About one week ago, I was stabbed in the heel by a locust thorn. There is no sign of infection but my heel is painful when I put weight on it. I think it is possible that a bit of the thorn remains in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jayasree Puravoor ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Shinas Hussain MD

I was pricked by a bougainvillea thorn about 3 weeks ago. My finger is swollen and looks infected at the puncture area now. I have tried to look for a piece of the thorn but no luck. The finger is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Yogapriya Vasudevan MD

I was clearing trees from a lot in Eastern, NC and got punctured by a long black thorn. Now my puncture wounds are red, swollen, and very painful. I don t know the type of tree, I just need to know what ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Yogapriya Vasudevan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

Are Osage orange thorns poisonous? I stepped on one yesterday am that went thru my shoe. I pulled it out and cleaned it right away. Tonite my heel where the puncture wound is, is so sore that I can t ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

can t tell if there is anything in there or if it was just a thorn puncture. What should I do? ...My 4.5 year old seems to have gotten a small red spot under his foot possibly caused by a thorn ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)