Carybdea marsupialis (Cubozoa) in the Mediterranean Sea: the first case of a sting causing cutaneous and systemic manifestations

Cesar Bordehore; Santiago Nogué; Josep-Maria Gili; Melissa J Acevedo; Verónica L Fuentes

doi:10.1111/jtm.12153

Carybdea marsupialis (Cubozoa) in the Mediterranean Sea: the first case of a sting causing cutaneous and systemic manifestations

J Travel Med. 2015 Jan-Feb;22(1):61-3. doi: 10.1111/jtm.12153. Epub 2014 Aug 28.

Authors

Cesar Bordehore¹, Santiago Nogué, Josep-Maria Gili, Melissa J Acevedo, Verónica L Fuentes

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ecology, Ramon Margalef Research Institute, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.

PMID: 25163356
DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12153

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Arthralgia / physiopathology
Bites and Stings / pathology*
Cnidarian Venoms / poisoning*
Cubozoa*
Eosinophils / immunology
Female
Humans
Hyperesthesia / physiopathology
Immunoglobulin E / immunology
Mediterranean Sea
Paresthesia
Travel*

Substances

Cnidarian Venoms
Immunoglobulin E