Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica
We report the case of a 42-year old woman who was envenomed by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis). She presented an anomalous reaction manifested by purpuric papules that appeared after the initial phase of envenoming (around 24 hours later), when linear erythematous and edematous papu...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000400025 |