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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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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Yamin José Risk 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 |
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Yamin José Risk João Luiz Costa Cardoso Vidal Haddad Junior |
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Yamin José Risk |
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Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica |
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Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica |
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Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica |
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Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica |
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Envenoming caused by a Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules Envenenamento por caravela (Physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica |
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envenoming caused by a portuguese man-o'-war (physalia physalis) manifesting as purpuric papules envenenamento por caravela (physalia physalis) manifestando-se com erupção papulopurpurica |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia |
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Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia |
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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. |
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Cnidários Hidrozoários Mordeduras e picadas Púrpura Bites and stings Cnidaria Hydrozoa Purpura |
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