Carybdea marsupialis (Cubozoa) in the Mediterranean Sea: the first case of a sting causing cutaneous and systemic manifestations

Carybdea marsupialis (Cubozoa) in the Mediterranean Sea: the first case of a sting causing cutaneous and systemic manifestations

A woman stung by the box jellyfish Carybdea marsupialis (Cnidaria, Cubozoa) at a Spanish Mediterranean beach showed systemic manifestations over several months [pain far from the inoculation point, arthralgia, paresthesia, hyperesthesia, increase in eosinophils and immunoglobulin E (IgE)] in additio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of travel medicine 2015-01, Vol.22 (1), p.61-63
Hauptverfasser: Bordehore, Cesar, Nogué, Santiago, Gili, Josep-Maria, Acevedo, Melissa J, Fuentes, Verónica L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Allergies
Animal bites
Animals
Arthralgia - physiopathology
Bites and Stings - pathology
Carybdea marsupialis
Cnidaria
Cnidarian Venoms - poisoning
Cubozoa
Eosinophils - immunology
Female
Humans
Hyperesthesia - physiopathology
Immunoglobulin E - immunology
Invertebrates
Marine
Mediterranean Sea
Paresthesia
Travel
Travel medicine
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Zusammenfassung:A woman stung by the box jellyfish Carybdea marsupialis (Cnidaria, Cubozoa) at a Spanish Mediterranean beach showed systemic manifestations over several months [pain far from the inoculation point, arthralgia, paresthesia, hyperesthesia, increase in eosinophils and immunoglobulin E (IgE)] in addition to the skin condition.
ISSN:1195-1982
1708-8305
DOI:10.1111/jtm.12153