Severity of Irukandji syndrome and nematocyst identification from skin scrapings

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-41

  Huynh, Truc T ^a   Seymour, Jamie ^b   Pereira, Peter ^a   Mulcahy, Richard ^a   Cullen, Paul ^a   Carrette, Teresa ^b   Little, Mark ^c  

^a CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PETHIDINE; TROPONIN I;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARUKIA BARNESI; CHILD; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IRUKANDJI SYNDROME; JELLYFISH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEMATOCYST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME;

EID: 0037421306     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05041.x     Document Type: Article

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