An Attack by a Teiidae Lizard (Tegu) on a Human: Is There a Pattern of the Injuries? Ricardo Augusto Monteiro de Barros Almeida, Danilo Galvão Teixeira,

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An Attack by a Teiidae Lizard (Tegu) on a Human: Is There a Pattern of the Injuries? Ricardo Augusto Monteiro de Barros Almeida, Danilo Galvão Teixeira, MD, Vidal Haddad, MD, PhD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 26, Issue 3, Pages 443-445 (September 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2015.03.018 Copyright © 2015 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Tupinambis merianea, the teiú, or tegu, lizard. This great reptile has teeth (inset) that can destroy soft tissue and bone of the victims. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2015 26, 443-445DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2015.03.018) Copyright © 2015 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 (Left) The lizard bite on the end of the middle finger of the victim’s right hand. (Right) Note the loss of soft tissue of the distal phalanx. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2015 26, 443-445DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2015.03.018) Copyright © 2015 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 The radiologic examination shows important destruction of the soft tissues of the extremity of the right middle finger, but no bone lesions. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2015 26, 443-445DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2015.03.018) Copyright © 2015 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions