Successful Treatment of Recurrent Dermatitis after Physalia physalis (Portuguese Man O’ War) Envenomation with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

Successful Treatment of Recurrent Dermatitis after Physalia physalis (Portuguese Man O’ War) Envenomation with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

For more than 3 decades, extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has been clinically implemented in urologic and orthopaedic indications. Here, we present the case of a patient with envenomation from a highly toxic jellyfish-like siphonophore (Physalia physalis) with a toxic contact dermatitis resu...

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Main Authors: Leandro Dellanna, Frank Hirche, Vasile Capra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:
extracorporeal shock wave therapy
contact dermatitis
topical therapy
exanthem
sting reaction
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/513367

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