title: Severe dyspnea due to jellyfish envenomation.
abstract: During the summer, jellyfish stings are the most common envenomation situations encountered by humans in the marine environment. The more people swim, scuba dive, or snorkel, the more necessary it is to know what should be done immediately, how life can be saved, how to prevent early and late complications, and how to facilitate convalescence in the event of jellyfish envenomation. We describe an atypical case of a 14-year-old boy with severe dyspnea due to upper airway obstruction caused by a jellyfish sting to the face and outline a practical approach to the treatment of jellyfish stings.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Emergency Department, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon 78306, Israel.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armoni
authors.forename: Melly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohali
authors.forename: Emile
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D003064:Cnidarian Venoms / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005121:Extremities / Q000293:injuries; D005392:First Aid; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008522:Mediterranean Sea; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D037401:Scyphozoa
chemical_list: D003064:Cnidarian Venoms; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D008775:Methylprednisolone