Accident by a Rare Wild Animal with Skin Injury

May 2015 in “ Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology ”

erythematous violaceous lesions scalp dermatoscopic examination histopathologic examination ecchymosis subacute dermatitis skin lesions skin examination tissue examination bruising skin inflammation

TLDR A woman was injured by a hedgehog falling on her, causing skin lesions but no disease.

The document reports a case of a 52-year-old woman who was injured by a hedgehog's spines when the animal fell from a tree onto her head. The spines were removed, but they left erythematous violaceous lesions on her scalp, which were examined dermatoscopically and histopathologically. The dermatoscopic examination showed signs of ecchymosis, and the histopathologic examination revealed subacute dermatitis. The discussion section provides information about the hedgehog, noting that it is a nocturnal and arboreal rodent that uses its spines as a defense mechanism and does not attack humans. The spines are not known to cause disease. There was no commercial support for the study.

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