TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Fire coral dermatitis
JO  - Archives of disease in childhood
A1  - Xu, Diane
A1  - Coghill, Joanna
A1  - Burrows, Nigel P.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - A 7-year-old, Caucasian female was snorkelling in the Sulu sea around Borneo, when her right anterior thigh made contact with fire coral (Millepora spp). She described a sharp sting and an excruciatingly painful urticarial rash subsequently developed (figure 1, left). Five nematocysts were removed from the anterior thigh. Vinegar and an antiseptic cream were applied immediately. Six hours …<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-9888
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-320314
ID  - ref1
ER  -