Fatal envenomation by jellyfish causing Irukandji syndrome.
We report the first of two recent deaths from Irukandji syndrome. A 58-year-old male tourist was stung on the face and chest by an unidentified jellyfish in shallow water off the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland. He developed muscle cramps, sweating, anxiety, nausea and hypertension, and died 30 hours later from intracerebral haemorrhage.
D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D003064:Cnidarian Venoms / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037401:Scyphozoa; D013577:Syndrome
D003064:Cnidarian Venoms