Jellyfish Envenomation Resulting In Vascular Insufficiency And Neurogenic Injury of Upper Limb

Following a week after a jellyfish sting, a young man presented with regional cyanosis and threat of distal gangrene secondary to vascular spasm in the forearm. The patient also suffered from transient paresis and numbness of the affected upper limb. Contrasted imaging revealed unopacified vessels i...

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Main Authors:	Choong CYL, Chan HZ, Faruk NA, Bea KC, Zulkiflee O
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2015-11-01
Series:	Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
Subjects:	Jellyfish Envenomation Irukandji Syndrome Marine Injuries
Online Access:	http://www.morthoj.org/2015/v9n3/jellyfish-envenomation.pdf

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spelling	doaj-3ca46fabccf6402f861b6ef739baa1112021-05-02T09:40:35ZengMalaysian Orthopaedic AssociationMalaysian Orthopaedic Journal1985-25332015-11-01934951http://dx.doi.org/10.5704/MOJ.1511.007 Jellyfish Envenomation Resulting In Vascular Insufficiency And Neurogenic Injury of Upper LimbChoong CYL0Chan HZ1Faruk NA2Bea KC3Zulkiflee O4MBBSMDMS OrthMS OrthMS OrthFollowing a week after a jellyfish sting, a young man presented with regional cyanosis and threat of distal gangrene secondary to vascular spasm in the forearm. The patient also suffered from transient paresis and numbness of the affected upper limb. Contrasted imaging revealed unopacified vessels in the distal forearm and worsening swelling warranted emergency surgical fasciotomy for impending compartment syndrome. This case highlights the occurrence of jellyfish envenomation and the need for early treatment.http://www.morthoj.org/2015/v9n3/jellyfish-envenomation.pdfJellyfishEnvenomationIrukandji SyndromeMarine Injuries
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author	Choong CYL Chan HZ Faruk NA Bea KC Zulkiflee O
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title	Jellyfish Envenomation Resulting In Vascular Insufficiency And Neurogenic Injury of Upper Limb
title_short	Jellyfish Envenomation Resulting In Vascular Insufficiency And Neurogenic Injury of Upper Limb
title_full	Jellyfish Envenomation Resulting In Vascular Insufficiency And Neurogenic Injury of Upper Limb
title_fullStr	Jellyfish Envenomation Resulting In Vascular Insufficiency And Neurogenic Injury of Upper Limb
title_full_unstemmed	Jellyfish Envenomation Resulting In Vascular Insufficiency And Neurogenic Injury of Upper Limb
title_sort	jellyfish envenomation resulting in vascular insufficiency and neurogenic injury of upper limb
publisher	Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
series	Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
issn	1985-2533
publishDate	2015-11-01
description	Following a week after a jellyfish sting, a young man presented with regional cyanosis and threat of distal gangrene secondary to vascular spasm in the forearm. The patient also suffered from transient paresis and numbness of the affected upper limb. Contrasted imaging revealed unopacified vessels in the distal forearm and worsening swelling warranted emergency surgical fasciotomy for impending compartment syndrome. This case highlights the occurrence of jellyfish envenomation and the need for early treatment.
topic	Jellyfish Envenomation Irukandji Syndrome Marine Injuries
url	http://www.morthoj.org/2015/v9n3/jellyfish-envenomation.pdf
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Jellyfish Envenomation Resulting In Vascular Insufficiency And Neurogenic Injury of Upper Limb

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