title: A case of envenoming by Portuguese man-of-war from the Brazilian coast.
abstract: This is an individual case report on envenoming caused by the cnidarian Portuguese man-of-war. The reported local reactions and the clinical symptoms are similar to those already known for Portuguese man-of-war envenoming. As far as we know it is the first clinical case documented for the Brazilian shores.
authors.affiliation: Biosciences Institute, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: de Freitas
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Schiozer
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Malpezzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001938:Brazil; D003064:Cnidarian Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003064:Cnidarian Venoms