Epidemiology of the Cnidarian Physalia physalis stings attended at a health care center in beaches of Adicora, Venezuela

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 263-266

  Cazorla Perfetti, Dalmiro J ^a   Loyo, Jesus ^b   Lugo, Lusneida ^b   Acosta, María E ^a   Morales, Pedro ^a   Haddad Jr , Vidal ^c   Rodriguez Morales, Alfonso J ^d,e  

^a Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

^b Falcon Regional Health Secretary   (Venezuela)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

^e Químico Farmacéutico   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Beaches; Physalia; Stings; Travel; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE;

BITE; CHILD; DIVING; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; JELLYFISH; LARYNX EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PHYSALIA PHYSALIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; URTICARIA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 84870405744     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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