A case of delayed hypersensitivity reaction following a sea urchin sting.
The case of a 28-year old woman with pruritic and erythematous eruptions on the knees and ankle about 10 days after being stung by sea urchin is reported. The spines of a sea urchin were ground, extracted and patch-tested, to which the patient showed a positive delayed skin reaction. Based on the clinical course and positive patch tests, it was concluded that the patient developed a delayed hypersensitivity reaction to the sea urchin's stinger.
Asada
M
M
Department of Dermatology, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
Komura
J
J
Hosokawa
H
H
Akaeda
T
T
Asada
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000209:etiology*; D010328:Patch Tests / Q000379:methods; D012617:Sea Urchins / Q000276:immunology
D000941:Antigens