Carybdea marsupialis (Cubozoa) in the Mediterranean Sea: The First Case of a Sting Causing Cutaneous and Systemic Manifestations
| Autor: | Santiago Nogué, Veronica Fuentes, Josep Maria Gili, Cesar Bordehore, Melissa J. Acevedo |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Gestión de Ecosistemas y de la Biodiversidad (GEB), Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ecología |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Cnidaria Jellyfish ved/biology.organism_classification_rank.species Cnidarian Venoms Mediterranean sea biology.animal Box jellyfish Mediterranean Sea medicine Carybdea Animals Humans Bites and Stings Paresthesia Travel biology Hyperesthesia ved/biology business.industry General Medicine Immunoglobulin E Ecología biology.organism_classification Arthralgia Eosinophils Sting Immunology Cubozoa Female Carybdea marsupialis medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC instname RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante Universidad de Alicante (UA) |
| Popis: | 3 pages, 2 figures 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 This research was carried out under contract LIFE 08 NAT ES 0064 (to C. B., J. M. G., and V. F.) co-financed by the European Commission (www.cubomed.eu), the Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Fundación Biodiversidad, and the Dirección General del Agua of the Regional Government of Valencia |
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