Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica

We report the case of a 42-year old woman who was envenomed by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis). She presented an anomalous reaction manifested by purpuric papules that appeared after the initial phase of envenoming (around 24 hours later), when linear erythematous and edematous papu...

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Autores: Risk, Yamin José, Cardoso, João Luiz Costa, Haddad Júnior, Vidal [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/73403
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0365-05962012000400025
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/73403
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bites and stings
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa
Purpura
adult
case report
edema
envenomation
erythema
female
human
jellyfish
pain
papule
skin examination
Adult
Animals
Cnidarian Venoms
Female
Humans
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Sumario:We report the case of a 42-year old woman who was envenomed by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis). She presented an anomalous reaction manifested by purpuric papules that appeared after the initial phase of envenoming (around 24 hours later), when linear erythematous and edematous papules were observed. Late-onset reactions in accidents involving cnidarians commonly include chronic eruptions and local pigmentation. © 2012 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia.