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

Authors :: Bordehore C
Nogué S
Gili JM
Acevedo MJ
Fuentes VL
Source :: Journal of travel medicine [J Travel Med] 2015 Jan-Feb; Vol. 22 (1), pp. 61-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Aug 28.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: 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.<br /> (© 2014 International Society of Travel Medicine.)

Subjects :: Adult
Animals
Arthralgia physiopathology
Eosinophils immunology
Female
Humans
Hyperesthesia physiopathology
Immunoglobulin E immunology
Mediterranean Sea
Paresthesia
Bites and Stings pathology
Cnidarian Venoms poisoning
Cubozoa
Travel

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