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Mindy Weisberger

Diagnostic dilemma: A fish stabs a man through the throat and the base of the skull

Striped marlin hunting sardines, Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

The patient: A 31-year old man in Louisiana

The symptoms: When the patient reached the hospital, he was bleeding from the mouth and had severe neck pain and stiffness. Upon examining the man, his doctors noted a tear in the back of his throat on the right side.

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