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Citation |
Grady JD, Burnett JW. Ann. Emerg. Med. 2003; 42(6): 763-766. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine, US Army Special Forces Underwater Operations School, Key West, FL 33040-9017, USA. cpt-grady@aol.com |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2003, American College of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Elsevier Publishing) |
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14634600 |
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Abstract |
Irukandji syndrome is a constellation of delayed severe local and systemic symptoms occurring after a Carukia barnesi box jellyfish sting involving any exposed skin. These cases are limited to Australia, the habitat of that animal. Numerous other cases of an Irukandji-like syndrome after other small Carybdeid genus envenomations have been reported elsewhere in the world. There have yet been no reports of Irukandji-like syndrome occurring in continental US coastal waters. We describe 3 cases of marine envenomation causing such a symptom complex in US military combat divers off Key West, FL. It is unclear what species caused the injuries, but a member of the Carybdeid genus seems most likely. |