Anaphylactic reaction/angioedema associated with jellyfish sting

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. Revista

Pereira, João Claudio Campos¹  Szpilman, David²  Haddad Junior, Vidal³ 

[1] Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Brazil;Sociedade Brasileira de Salvamento Aquático, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil;Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, Brazil

关键词: Jellyfish;    Anaphylactic reaction;    Allergy;    Bites and stings.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0044-2017

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

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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