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Mesquite Thorn Puncture

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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. Kathy Robinson MD

I was gardening and the thorn on the end of the Bayonet Palm penetrated a vein. My neighbor says the thorn is poisonous... what should I do? I bled profusely at first and then it suddenly stopped ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

puncture it but only a little blood came out. I don t think any thorn is in there. What can I do? I went to ...I got stuck by a sticker tree in texas, not a palm or mesquite. it was a direct hit into... View answer

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

I was cutting mesquite trees yesterday and had a thorn get stuck in my fore arm. It was swollen ... it be infected, or Is it just painful because it was a 1 thorn? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rebecca Beach ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.       Dorina Gurabardhi MD

I stepped on a mesquite thorn last evening and it is slightly swollen and a bit red. I treated it ... stepped on the thorn. Should I expect this to pass or is there a more radical medical approach? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Shyam B. Kale MD

When moving mesquite branches a branch swung against my kneecap and the thorn broke off. I was not ... bump in the puncture place. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shyam B. Kale ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal MD

I stepped on a mesquite thorn yesterday. It went right through my flip flop into my foot. I thought it was just sore and went swimming. I found out about 6-7 hours later, that there was a piece still ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)