Severe dyspnea due to jellyfish envenomation

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 84-86

  Armoni, Michael ^a   Ohali, Melly ^a   Hay, Emile ^a   Bibi, Haim ^a  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dyspnea; Jellyfish envenomation; Nematocyst

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROMETHAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; JELLYFISH; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BITES AND STINGS; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DYSPNEA; EDEMA; EXTREMITIES; FIRST AID; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MOUTH; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 0344511763     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200304000-00005     Document Type: Article

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