Anaphylactic reaction/angioedema associated with jellyfish sting
Abstract The most frequent jellyfish in Southern Brazil causes mainly local pain and skin plaques. A 3-year-old female bather presented an erythematous, irregular plaque on the left forearm after contact with a jellyfish and intense facial angioedema with facial flushing. The lungs had vesicular mur...
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doaj-e82197328d514c168353a1ca7c51150d2020-11-25T00:23:20ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-984951111511710.1590/0037-8682-0044-2017S0037-86822018000100115Anaphylactic reaction/angioedema associated with jellyfish stingJoão Claudio Campos PereiraDavid SzpilmanVidal Haddad JuniorAbstract The most frequent jellyfish in Southern Brazil causes mainly local pain and skin plaques. A 3-year-old female bather presented an erythematous, irregular plaque on the left forearm after contact with a jellyfish and intense facial angioedema with facial flushing. The lungs had vesicular murmur, wheezes, and snorts, and pink and spumous secretion in the airways with intercostal retraction. She was administered subcutaneous adrenaline (0.1mg/kg) and hydrocortisone intravenous (10mg/kg) with total recovery in a few minutes. The manifestations of anaphylactic reactions are distinct from those of envenomations, and prompt and adequate care is fundamental in these situations.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822018000100115&lng=en&tlng=enJellyfishAnaphylactic reactionAllergyBites and stings |
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João Claudio Campos Pereira David Szpilman Vidal Haddad Junior Anaphylactic reaction/angioedema associated with jellyfish sting Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Jellyfish Anaphylactic reaction Allergy Bites and stings |
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João Claudio Campos Pereira David Szpilman Vidal Haddad Junior |
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João Claudio Campos Pereira |
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Anaphylactic reaction/angioedema associated with jellyfish sting |
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Anaphylactic reaction/angioedema associated with jellyfish sting |
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Anaphylactic reaction/angioedema associated with jellyfish sting |
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Anaphylactic reaction/angioedema associated with jellyfish sting |
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Anaphylactic reaction/angioedema associated with jellyfish sting |
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anaphylactic reaction/angioedema associated with jellyfish sting |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) |
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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1678-9849 |
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Abstract The most frequent jellyfish in Southern Brazil causes mainly local pain and skin plaques. A 3-year-old female bather presented an erythematous, irregular plaque on the left forearm after contact with a jellyfish and intense facial angioedema with facial flushing. The lungs had vesicular murmur, wheezes, and snorts, and pink and spumous secretion in the airways with intercostal retraction. She was administered subcutaneous adrenaline (0.1mg/kg) and hydrocortisone intravenous (10mg/kg) with total recovery in a few minutes. The manifestations of anaphylactic reactions are distinct from those of envenomations, and prompt and adequate care is fundamental in these situations. |
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Jellyfish Anaphylactic reaction Allergy Bites and stings |
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