Contact reactions to the jellyfish Carybdea marsupialis: Observation of 40 cases

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 124-126

  Peca, Giampiero ^a   Rafanelli, Silvia ^b   Galassi, Giancarlo ^a   Di Bartolo, Paolo ^a   Bertini, Sauro ^a   Alberani, Maurizio ^a   Beccari, Giampiero ^a  

^a S Giorgio Hospital   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLE CROCI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carybdea marsupialis; Irritant contact dermatitis; Jellyfish; Keloid scarring; Marine organisms; Sea bathing; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIA; VINEGAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; JELLYFISH; KELOID; MALE; PAIN; SCHOOL CHILD; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030953018     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb00392.x     Document Type: Article

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