During summer, Mediterranean Sea waters are invaded by a species of jellyfish designated as Rhopilema nomadica. Their tentacles contain numerous nematocy stsloaded with a toxin that causes envenomation, usually expres...During summer, Mediterranean Sea waters are invaded by a species of jellyfish designated as Rhopilema nomadica. Their tentacles contain numerous nematocy stsloaded with a toxin that causes envenomation, usually expressed as immediate appearanceofredness,burningsensationandpapulovesiculareruption in the affected skin. We report a lady with a severe delayed reaction due to jellyfish envenomation that developed 2 days after contact with jellyfish tentacles.展开更多
文摘During summer, Mediterranean Sea waters are invaded by a species of jellyfish designated as Rhopilema nomadica. Their tentacles contain numerous nematocy stsloaded with a toxin that causes envenomation, usually expressed as immediate appearanceofredness,burningsensationandpapulovesiculareruption in the affected skin. We report a lady with a severe delayed reaction due to jellyfish envenomation that developed 2 days after contact with jellyfish tentacles.
