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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Main Authors: Yamin José Risk, João Luiz Costa Cardoso, Vidal Haddad Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2012-08-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000400025
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spelling doaj-d22e0bdd23de4fb58d9ef6c14d8ecda12020-11-24T23:20:25ZengSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia0365-05961806-48412012-08-0187464464510.1590/S0365-05962012000400025Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpuricaYamin José RiskJoão Luiz Costa CardosoVidal Haddad JuniorWe 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 papules were observed. Late-onset reactions in accidents involving cnidarians commonly include chronic eruptions and local pigmentation.<br>Os autores relatam um envenenamento causado por um cnidário, a caravela (Physalia physalis), em uma mulher de 42 anos. A paciente apresentou uma reação incomum manifestada por pápulas purpúricas surgidas após a fase inicial de envenenamento (cerca de 24 horas depois) quando foram observadas pápulas lineares edematosas e eritematosas. As reações tardias nos acidentes por cnidários comumente apresentam erupções recorrentes e pigmentações locais.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000400025CnidáriosHidrozoáriosMordeduras e picadasPúrpuraBites and stingsCnidariaHydrozoaPurpura
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João Luiz Costa Cardoso
Vidal Haddad Junior
Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Cnidários
Hidrozoários
Mordeduras e picadas
Púrpura
Bites and stings
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa
Purpura
author_facet Yamin José Risk
João Luiz Costa Cardoso
Vidal Haddad Junior
author_sort Yamin José Risk
title Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica
title_short Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica
title_full Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica
title_fullStr Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica
title_full_unstemmed Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica
title_sort envenoming caused by a portuguese man-o'-war (physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules envenenamento por caravela (physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
series Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
issn 0365-0596
1806-4841
publishDate 2012-08-01
description 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 papules were observed. Late-onset reactions in accidents involving cnidarians commonly include chronic eruptions and local pigmentation.<br>Os autores relatam um envenenamento causado por um cnidário, a caravela (Physalia physalis), em uma mulher de 42 anos. A paciente apresentou uma reação incomum manifestada por pápulas purpúricas surgidas após a fase inicial de envenenamento (cerca de 24 horas depois) quando foram observadas pápulas lineares edematosas e eritematosas. As reações tardias nos acidentes por cnidários comumente apresentam erupções recorrentes e pigmentações locais.
topic Cnidários
Hidrozoários
Mordeduras e picadas
Púrpura
Bites and stings
Cnidaria
Hydrozoa
Purpura
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